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Precautions to avoid allergies  

• Stay indoors as much as possible when pollen counts are at their peak, usually during the mid-morning and early evening, and when wind is blowing pollens around.
• Keep windows closed and use air conditioning in your car and home. Air conditioning units should be kept clean. Avoid using window fans that can draw pollens and molds into the house.
• Wear glasses or sunglasses when outdoors to minimize pollen getting into your eyes.
• Avoid rubbing eyes, which will only irritate them or make your condition worse.
• Clean floors with a damp rag or mop rather than dry dusting or sweeping.
  Wash your hands immediately after petting any animals. Remove and wash clothing after visiting friends with pets.
• Keep pets out of the bedroom to limit exposure to pet dander while sleeping.
• Reduce indoor molds caused by high humidity by cleaning bathrooms, kitchens and basements regularly. A dehumidifier can be used to reduce molds, especially in damp, humid places like basements. Make sure the dehumidifier is cleaned often. To clean moldy areas in the home, use a 1-to-10 parts diluted mixture of chlorine bleach and water.
• Install a filter over bedroom air vents to prevent pet dander, dust, and molds from being blown in from other parts of the house through heating or air-conditioning ducts.
• Use window shades or curtains that can be laundered or cleaned frequently, instead of heavy drapes.
• Don’t hang sheets or clothing outdoors to dry, as pollens and molds can collect on them.
• Wash bed linens in hot water (at least 130 Fahrenheit) and use your dryer's hottest setting to kill mites and control animal allergens.
• Enclose pillows, mattresses, and box springs in zippered, air-tight casings to curtail mite activity.
• Do not use a feather- or down-filled pillow.
• Keep dust from accumulating by vacuuming floors and cleaning surfaces weekly.
• Keep small knickknacks, books, and CDs inside cabinets or drawers so that they don't collect dust.
• Replace synthetic pillows every 2 to 3 years.

Why are some people allergic and others not? 

It may be all in the family. People seem to inherit the tendency to be allergic, although not to any specific allergen. Ifyou’re not sure if you have allergies, here are two points to keep in mind:

• Do your parents have allergies? If both your parents have allergies, you have a 60-80% chance of developing them too. If one of your parents has allergies, you have a 30-50% chance of developing allergies.
• Does your child have allergies? As noted above, allergies can be passed from parent to child. If you know your child has allergies, it may be an indication that you have allergies too.

Can infants and children have food allergies?  

The Answer isYes: Allergies to milk or soy formula can occur in infants and young children. These early allergies sometimes do not involve the usual hives or asthma, but rather can cause infantile colic, and perhaps blood in the stool or poor growth.

Diseases that are hard to differentiate from an allergies  

Your allergy symptoms such as itchy, red, watery eyes, sneezing, stuffy, runny, itchy nose; and postnasal drip may cause you discomfort. These symptoms are most common to most respiratory diseases. Do you have a cold that justwon’t go away? It may be hard to tell the difference between cold and allergy symptoms, because many are the same. If you get a cold at the same time every year that lasts weeks or months, you may be having an allergic reaction to some allergen at a particular time of the year..

Sinusitis and Allergies:

Sinusitis is caused by a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection. Allergies can cause the nasal passages to swell. When this happens, mucuscan’t drain properly from the nasal passages, so it may accumulate in the sinuses (cavities behind the cheekbones). These mucus pools provide an excellent place for bacteria togrow—all of which can lead to sinusitis. Symptoms of sinusitis may include

• Headaches (you may feel as if your face hurts).
• Yellow or greenish mucus
• Nasal congestion
• Fever

Asthma and Allergies:

Asthma is a disease in which the airways become narrowed and excess mucus is produced in the lungs. The symptoms Asthma include: coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath.

Homeopathic Approach  

Allergies are caused by an over reaction of the immune system to inert substances, but not by histamine. Suppressing symptoms by taking Anti-Histamine is not a cure. Treatment should be focused on the hypersensitivity of the immune system. Each allergic person responds to allergens in different ways which can result in hey fever, conjunctivitis, hives, sneezing, watery eyes and itching. Besides the allergies mentioned earlier, there are other types of allergies called "Idiopathic allergies". Idiopathic allergies are where there are no known allergic substances or allergens. Classical Homeopath takes into consideration all the factors like type of allergens, symptoms and seasons the patient is suffering in for the treatment, . Homeopathy addresses the hyper-sensitivity towards nontoxic substances in the treatment to cure allergies rather than blaming histamine