How Can a Clean House Help Manage Allergies?
When seasonal allergies roll around, we tend to minimize the response to allergens by doing our best to avoid them. But what if the allergens are in our homes? Studies have shown that maintaining consistent routines around keeping your home clean can help reduce allergy and asthma symptoms. Common Allergens Environmental allergens can affect anyone…
Can Allergies Be the Cause of Frequent Ear Infections?
Ear infections are common in young children. In fact, the National Institutes of Health reports that five out of six children will experience an ear infection before their third birthday. However, there’s another population that is also prone to frequent ear infections: those with allergies. We review this connection below. How Do Allergies Cause Ear…
Can You Develop New Allergies as an Adult? Yes!
While allergies frequently first appear in childhood, some people don’t develop allergy symptoms until they are in their 20s or 30s. Allergies develop in two phases. In the first phase, your body comes into contact with a harmless substance, like pollen, and mistakes it for something harmful. In response, you make allergic antibodies, called IgE…
