If you suffer from allergies from pollen or mold, you know that being inside is sometimes the best allergy relief. However, there is an increasing number of indoor allergy causes that can make staying inside miserable for you.
You can be the best house keeper, vacuuming all the time and cleaning, however there are still allergens that can cause indoor allergies that will make you miserable. One of the problems that more homeowners are facing is that the construction of their homes is so much more energy efficient that the home doesn’t “breathe” on its own. Older home construction wasn’t as tight as the homes being built today, so it causes more pollutants and allergens to be trapped inside the home.
Even your strict cleaning routine can cause indoor allergies because of the chemicals that are used in them.
The biggest indoor allergy cause is often times from your pet. Whether you have a dog, cat or another animal, every animal has dander that can cause allergies. Even with the best cleaning routine and frequent vacuuming, pet dander still is in the air and is often built up in your air ducts as well.
Your air ducts are a breeding ground for indoor allergies because the trap dust that you often can’t see or clean. When you have a forced air furnace or central air system, the dust and pet dander are recirculated through the home by your air ducts. One way to help alleviate this indoor allergy problem is to have your air ducts cleaned routinely, maybe once a year or more often depending upon the severity of your allergies.
If you love the smell of an air freshener, you might be putting yourself up for another cause of indoor allergies. Indoor air fresheners, such as the plug in type or others, are made up of chemicals and can cause reactions and allergic problems.
Smoking inside the home is bad as well. Research has shown that second hand smoke can cause cancer and other problems. The left over odors and residue from tobacco is a carcinogen and can cause allergic reactions to tobacco in children, as they are highly sucseptible to this.
While you can’t get rid of every indoor allergy cause on the face of the earth, you can know more about the causes of them. If you limit your exposure to these allergens, you can find the allergy relief that you have been looking for. Even using the best home air purifiers sometimes won’t help get rid of all of the issues that you can have with allergies in your home.