Spring Allergies – What You Need to Know
Are your allergies so unbearable during spring that you often daydream of moving away from the Atlanta area – packing up and moving to another part of the country, just to feel relief from your seasonal symptoms?
Well don’t pack your bags just yet, allergy sufferers are just that, allergy sufferers. What many sufferers don’t realize is that your body may, within a few years of being exposed to new plant life, develop allergies to your new surroundings – so relocating may just be a waste of time, effort and money!
It is more effective for allergy sufferers to be informed on how to combat seasonal challenges, knowing the DO’s and DON’TS to help alleviate the effects of seasonal woes you experience.
Pollens and Molds are the biggest culprits during the allergy season and cause the majority of seasonal allergies. Pollen and mold particles are so small, that you never see these allergens before you are severely affected by them.
In the southeast region, and in and around the Atlanta area, pollens and molds start presenting themselves as early as February and can end as late as November. For example tree pollen in the southeast is already at it’s highest for the season, and it is only the beginning of spring!
Allergy symptoms are also found to be greater on days where temperature is high, humidity is low and windy – these conditions move allergens quickly through the air causing increased allergy symptoms.
Certainly, it is always best to contact your physician and/or allergist to discuss your problem and develop a specific treatment option that works for you, but there are non-medical activities you can follow to help reduce the problems and symptoms you are experiencing.
1. Perform a thorough spring-cleaning to rid your home of dust and other allergens that have built up during the winter months. This includes scheduling an appointment with a professional service company like QCare to clean all area rugs, wall-to-wall carpet, mattresses, and indoor and outdoor upholstery. The process that QCare uses when cleaning carpets, upholstery and mattresses, hot water extraction, is also the recommended technique and temperature to get rid of allergens buried deep within the carpet and fabric fibers.
2. Ensure that your home has area rugs located at entranceways, to help from tracking allergens throughout your home.
3. Limit outdoor activities during the early morning hours (5am and 10am), when pollen and mold are at the highest level for the day.
4. Stay inside when conditions are favorable for allergens and where a dust mask when you can’t avoid being outside to do yard work or run errands.
5. Ensure windows are closed at night or use air condition because the air conditioning process cleans the air as well as making the recycled air cool and dry.
6. Work with a local nursery to determine which plant life could be used in landscaping and limit the use of items that cause the greatest allergens, such as ragweed (can produce a million grains of pollen daily) or trees like oak, ash and elm.
7. During early fall months, be sure to clean yard of dead leaves and other rotting plant life since the decomposing process causes spores that can float throughout the air.
By changing some of your living habits, taking preventative measures to limit your exposure to outside allergens and being diligent about performing spring cleaning activities including getting your carpets, upholstery, and mattresses professionally cleaned by QCare, you can embrace and enjoy the warmer months for now and years to come.
Contact QCare at 770-594-1836, to schedule your next carpet, mattresses and upholstery cleaning appointment.
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