Easy solutions for allergy season
WHILE MANY OF US WELCOMING THE SUMMER WEATHER, THERE ARE SOME WHO ALSO FEAR THE ALLERGY SEASON IN FULL GRING, LET’S GET IT WITH YOUR HEALTH ALLERGIST DR. MARK MOSS THIS AFTERNOON. Dr. MOSS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. RIGHT BEFORE THE STORY I REALIZED I HAD NOT TAKE MY CLARITINE TODAY SO I CAN SUFFER MYSELF. BUT WHAT ARE SOME SIMPLE WAYS TO TREAT ALLERGY SYMPTOMS? THE BEST WAY TO TREAT AN ALLERGY IS TO AVOID WHAT YOU ARE ALLERGIC. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALLERGIC TO A PET, THAT IS AVOID THE PET. BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO GO OUTSIDE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO AVOID PINK AND WHAT’S FLOATING IN THE AIR. SO NO ONE CAN TRY TO LIMIT THEIR TIME OUTSIDE. THEY COULD USE AIR CONDITIONING. THEY CAN CLOSE THEIR WINDOWS AND BASICALLY SEAL THEIR HOUSE TO PROVIDE A FILTER, TO REDUCE THE EXPOSURE TO STALFOLLS. THE OTHER THING THEY CAN DO IS TRY TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OR AMOUNT OF PITTEN THEY BRING INTO THEIR HOUSE AT THE END OF ACTIVITIES BY CHANGING THEIR CLOTHING OR EVEN TAKE A SHOWER TO REMOVE PITTEN FROM THEIR SKIN OR HER HAIR TO GET BEFORE THEY GO TO BED. WHAT TIME SHOULD A SOMEONE WHO MAY SUFFER FROM SEASONAL ALLERGIES REALLY SEE AN ALLERGIC DOCTOR LIKE YOURSELF? MANY MEDICINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE WITHOUT A PHONE SO MANY PATIENTS WILL DISCOVER TREATMENTS IN THE PHARMACY Aisle SUCH AS ORAL ANTIHISTAMINE MEDICINE SUCH AS ZYRTEC, ALLEGRA, CLARITIN OR ZAZZLE. ALSO A NOSE SPRAY TYPICALLY FLUTICASONE OR FLONASE, IS A NAME KNOWN TO PEOPLE, CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF STOLLY NOSES, RUNNING NOSE, SNEeze. BUT WHEN WITHOUT AVAILABLE MEDICINES THEY STOP WORKING FOR A PERSON OR THEY JUST FIND THAT THEY CANNOT TOLERATE TAKING THE MEDICINES BECAUSE OF SIDE EFFECTS, THEN IT IS HELPFUL TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND CONSIDER GOING TO AN ALLERGIST. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NECESSARY OUTSIDE, PEOPLE? WHAT CAN THEY DO IN THEIR HOME TO REDUCE THEIR ALLERGIES AND EXPOSURE? YES THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WITH THE SPRING ALLERGY, AGAIN, ALL YOU CAN DO TO LOCK THE HOUSE, WHAT’S THE WEATHER, CLOSING WINDOWS, RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE USEFUL, TRYING TO THINK IF YOU HAVE PETS THAT ARE IF THEY ENTER FROM THE OUTSIDE THEY CAN BRING STIN ON THEIR FUR AS WELL AS A PERSON CAN GET IT ON THEIR CLOTHING OR HAIR USING PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR INDOOR ALLERGENS INSIDE. MAY ALSO BE EFFECTIVE SO PEOPLE WHO ARE ALLERGIC TO OUTDOOR ALLERGENS MAY ALSO BE ALLERGIC TO INDOOR ALLERGENS SUCH AS DUST MITE, ANIMAL DANDER, PETS, CATS, DOGS AND TRYING TO REDUCE INDOOR EXPOSURE CAN BE HELPFUL WITH DUST MITE. MANY COMMON EXPOSURE REDUCTION MEASURES SUCH AS THE USE OF THEM IN CASEMENTS EFFECTIVE TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO DUSTMIT FOUND IN BEDDING, BY GETTING OUT OF MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS BY LEAVING THEM OVER THESE ITEMS TO AVOID EXPOSURE IN THE HOUSE AND LAUNDRY INSIDE THE LINEN REGULARLY ONCE ONCE A WEEK IN HOT WATER CAN HELP REDUCE EXPOSURE TO THESE ALLERGENS INSIDE. VERY GOOD INFORMATION. Dr. MARK MOS WITH YOUR HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING YOU HERE TH
Easy solutions for allergy season
Updated: 09:10 CDT May 26, 2023
Dr. Mark Moss is an allergist at UW Health and offers tips for allergy sufferers.
Dr. Mark Moss is an allergist at UW Health and offers tips for allergy sufferers.