Summer Allergy Season Tips

This year June 21 marks the official start of summer, but if you are allergic to grass pollen, mold and mildew spores or weed pollen your body may have already signaled summer’s arrival.  These symptoms can at first seem like a cold. 

The stuffy nose, cough, watering eyes, and sneezing can all resemble cold symptoms.  But a cold generally lasts 5 to 10 days and is gone.  Allergy symptoms can last as long the irritant is around. 

Depending on where you live the last weed pollen can hang around until the first frost in December.  That’s probably not what you wanted to hear, but it’s true.

There’s nothing to be done about the pollen outdoors.  Moving won’t help because spores can be blown for miles from where they originated.  And it’s not possible to stay indoors all the time.  So a management strategy is essential.

Stop the air exchange between indoor and outdoor air.  Use air conditioning and keep windows closed regardless of the temperature outside. Keep car windows closed as well as the vent to outside air.

Keep filters changed on the return for the central air conditioning system.  Isolate clothes and shower immediately when coming in from outside.  This will help reduce the amount of pollen that is introduced into your indoor air.

Use HEPA or high efficiency particle arresting air purifier to remove the seasonal allergens as well as the chronic indoor irritants that can combine to create havoc with allergies.

PurerAir.com offers the Hay Fever Air Purifier that can send 250 cubic feet of fresh clean air into your home every 60 seconds.  See it now at http://purerair.com/hay_fever_air_purifier.html

Take good care,

Debbie Davis, President

PurerAir.com

(800) 997-2989

Got Summer Allergy Problems?

If you suffer from allergies in the summer, being miserable from the heat and allergy symptoms can pack a double whammy. Here are 3 tips for getting relief.

Choose Outdoor Times Carefully---Weed pollen can cause allergy symptoms to kick into overdrive. Dry windy days generally have more pollen in the air, so choose indoor activities. Make your plans based on what the forecasted weather conditions and the pollen count. The air is probably clearest after a heavy rain because the pollen has literally been washed out of the air.

Take Precautions With You---If your allergies are severe enough for you to have fast acting or preventive medications that have been prescribed by a physician, be sure to take them along with you when you are traveling even for short periods of time. These can benefit you physically if you need them, but they also give you great emotional comfort knowing that you can effectively handle a flare up should you need to.

If your allergies are not severe enough to have prescription drugs, seek the advice of your local pharmacist for over the counter drugs that can give you relief fairly quickly. Make sure you carry these as a permanent fixture with you in the car, pockets, or purse.

Eliminate Chronic Indoor Allergens---Indoor allergens are often a chronic source of irriation for those with allergies. Things like dust, dust mites, mold and mildew spores, pet dander, as well as seasonal pollens can keep allergy symptoms as a constant.

Clearing these allergens out of the air with continuous HEPA filtration is an essential part of any effective allergy management plan. Not only will this remove the constant barrage of indoor allergens, but will remove those that will continue to infiltrate your home from outdoor air throughout the year.

See the Allergy Air Purifier from PurerAir.com now at http://purerair.com/allergy_machine.html

Take good care,

Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989