As much as we are ready to welcome a warm spring breeze, those of us with allergies are dreading the inevitable! There are a few things we can do to prepare but avoiding pollen is essentially impossible.

Here are a few good tips:

•  As tempting as it is to leave windows and doors open, don’t!  Keep them closed to minimize allergy symptoms.
• Vacuum often!  This includes floors, rugs, upholstered furniture even your mattress and pillows. Vacuum with a hepa filter.
• Pollen sticks to fabric.  Avoid bringing it inside by changing your clothes as soon as you come inside.  Leave shoes in the foyer so you do not track pollen inside.
• Shower before bed so you do not transfer pollen to your bed linens and pillows.
• Change furnace filters frequently.  Use a pleated filter with a high MERV rating.
• Check for mold because that could also set off allergies.  The most common places for mold is your bathrooms, kitchens, basement or anywhere there may be leaks.
• Make sure you clean and shut off the humidifier if you have one attached to your furnace.
• Avoid outside activities when the pollen count is the highest.  This is between 5:00 AM and 10:00 AM and keep in mind that the count is always high on a windy day.  Hot, dry days have a higher pollen count as well.
• Check the local air quality report before venturing outside.
• Consider having your air ducts cleaned and sanitized.  This will remove pollen, dust, dust mites, mold and mold spores. Give ADVANCED a call today to set up an appointment and mention this article for a special spring discount.
• Have your air conditioner coils cleaned during the duct cleaning to save money!

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]

 [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]