When the Environment Isn’t So Friendly: Allergy Season Tips
~information on carpet, asthma and allergy and keeping allergens away from the Carpet and Rug Institute blog
It always seems to me that allergy season comes on like gangbusters here in
Now, with allergy season somewhat behind us, seems like a good time to review the articles about
allergies and asthma that are posted on the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog.
Keep allergens out of your nose!
Dr John Antalis, a physician specializing in the treatment
of patients with allergies describes his simple, low-cost method for helping patients keep allergens out of the most important interior space of all – their noses! He recommends allergy patients rinse their noses out four times a day (or more
during allergy season) with an over-the-counter saline nasal spray. This is in
addition to their prescription medications. His theory is that, since we can’t
keep allergens out of our lives, we can at least keep them out of our noses.
Use walk off mats to keep allergens outside!
An article from the Housekeeping Channel explains why clean carpet is important, especially for allergy sufferers.
An article on the medical information site WebMD recommends walk off mats for keeping pollen and allergens outside, and a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter, similar to the ones found in the list of GoldLevel-rated vacuums in the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval VacuumTesting Program. The article also suggests getting your carpets steam cleaned every year to eliminate dust mite and other allergens. Good idea: CRI has a list of Seal ofApproval Service Providers listed by zip code to make it easier to find a carpet cleaning professional in your area.
An article on the medical information site WebMD recommends walk off mats for keeping pollen and allergens outside, and a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter, similar to the ones found in the list of GoldLevel-rated vacuums in the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval VacuumTesting Program. The article also suggests getting your carpets steam cleaned every year to eliminate dust mite and other allergens. Good idea: CRI has a list of Seal ofApproval Service Providers listed by zip code to make it easier to find a carpet cleaning professional in your area.
Dispel myths about carpet and allergies!
For more detailed information, there’s a post about a
special portal on the CRI website with information for healthcare providerswith information about carpets in relation to asthma and allergy symptoms.
And this one, about an article in the magazine National Floor Trends called,
“Scientific Facts Dispel Myths about Carpet”
Change filters and deep clean your carpet to keep those allergens out!
Some of my favorite advice about carpets and allergies I
found on the website for an Atlanta-area carpet cleaner.
Under the heading: “Pollen Season – Indoors?”, it says:
Who could argue with that?
Remove allergens and tobacco smoke to breathe better!
Last, but certainly not least, there are two blog articles
describing a medical study that looked at inner-city children with asthma and
how changes in their home environments brought about significant benefits to
their health. (See Childhood Asthma Study: Carpet vs. Uncarpeted Homes and Childhood Asthma Study: Part 2 - Carpet, No Carpet? No Difference.) The study mentions how, when allergens and tobacco smoke were removed from
their homes, asthmatic children breathed a lot easier. Incidentally, no
differences in symptom relief were detected between kids who lived in carpeted
homes vs. those who didn’t. Similarly, no differences in the allergen levels
could be detected in the carpeted vs. hard-surface homes.
Read Carpet and Rug Institute's blog articles about carpet, allergy season, asthma and improving indoor air quality!
- Los Angeles Interior Designer Has Wrong Idea About Carpet
- Contrary To Health Magazine Headline, Carpet Won't Make You Sick
See any other sources that belong here? Send them to me –
Bethany(at)carpet-rug.org
Thanks!
~Bethany
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