Do you suffer from an allergy to pollen (hay fever), house dust mites or cat/animal hair? These products help protect or clean the nose (mucous membrane) for fewer complaints.
You can be allergic to different things. For example, you can suffer a lot from pollen allergy (hay fever) in spring and summer. And in autumn and winter you can suffer more from your allergy to dust mites.
Are you allergic to allergens that you inhale? Such as pollen, dander from a dog, cat or other animal? Then you may experience unpleasant complaints. Fortunately, you can alleviate your complaints in various ways.
An allergy is a hypersensitivity reaction of your immune system to allergens. Allergens cannot harm your body, so people without allergies do not suffer from any problems. Are you allergic? Then your body sees these allergens as dangerous invaders and actively fights the allergens. For example, this may cause you to sneeze, your nasal mucosa to swell and/or your eyes to water.
There are many different types of allergies: you can be allergic to certain foods such as nuts, or you can have a contact allergy where your skin has a severe reaction to a certain substance. In the field of ENT we also see a number of common allergies.
If you have hay fever, you are allergic to the pollen of trees, plants or grasses. The allergens are released when the trees or plants are in bloom. So you only suffer from hay fever during a certain period of the year.
Read more about hay fever .
With a house dust mite allergy you are allergic to the droppings of dust mites. You breathe this in, which causes symptoms. Most dust mites live in your bed, which often causes you to experience complaints such as a stuffy nose and sneezing at night.
Read more about dust mite allergy .
Allergies to (domestic) animals are common. It may differ to which animals you are allergic. You can also be allergic to several animals (dog, cat, horse, etc.). Animals lose hair and dander just like humans. These are the allergens you are allergic to. When you are around animals, you unknowingly come into contact with the allergens. This causes complaints such as watery/itchy eyes, sneezing, a stuffy nose and more.
Symptoms that occur with allergies such as dust mite allergy and hay fever include:
With hay fever, these symptoms are worse when you are outside on a sunny day. With dust mite allergy , the symptoms of your allergy are worse when you are indoors and in bed.
You can reduce the symptoms of your allergy in various ways. There are many anti-allergy products available that can address the cause or reduce the symptoms.
If you are allergic to dust mites, there is a unique way you can reduce the amount of allergens you inhale. This can be done by using Cara C'air anti-allergy covers . This reduces allergen emissions by as much as 98%.
With hay fever you have less influence on the cause of your allergic reaction. You can, however, reduce the presence of allergens on your nasal mucosa. When you rinse your nose with a NasoFree nasal douche , you immediately rinse away all allergens from your nose. This also works for dust mite droppings.
To prevent pollen or other allergens from getting onto your nasal mucosa, you can also use RhinoBlock hay fever nasal ointment with honey. This ointment forms a protective layer between your nasal mucosa and the allergens. Another way to keep pollen off your nasal mucosa is the Sanispira nasal filter .
Nasal spray is a commonly used remedy to reduce the nasal symptoms of hay fever. However, you may be at risk for nasal spray addiction. This is not the case with Capsinol's hay fever nasal spray .
