“If you suffer from allergies, you may experience sneezing, stuffiness, a running nose and itchiness in your nose, the roof of your mouth, throat, eyes, or ears. These allergic reactions are most commonly caused by pollen, mold spores in the air, or effects in the weather and location,” says Rima DeFatta, M.D., an ear, nose and throat specialist at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals.

“Finding the right treatment is the best method for managing your allergies. There is no reason to suffer during allergy season,” says Dr. DeFatta.

Limit exposure to the pollen or molds that cause allergy symptoms

Find out — Know your triggers
Watch out — Monitor pollen and mold counts, stay indoors when counts are high
Keep the pollen outside — Keep windows closed at your home and in your car
Mask your misery — Wear a pollen mask when outside for long periods of time
Clean — After being outdoors, take a shower, wash your hair, change your clothing, have furnishings and carpet cleaned, and clean your nasal passages with saline sinus rinse
Take a Vacation — Consider taking a vacation during the height of the season to more of a pollen free area, close to a beach or sea
Don’t let up — Don’t stop your allergy medication too soon

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We’re looking forward to the holiday weekend and are passing along these tips to keep allergy symptoms at bay.  Whether you’re planning on hitting the beach or catching up on chores around the house, you can get the best out of R&R time with a few simple steps:

1. If you’re planning on a trip to the beach or spending time outdoors, make sure to use plenty of sunscreen. If you have sensitivity to fragrances or sensitive skin, Vanicream Sunscreens are top notch when it comes to hypo-allergenic sunblook solutions.  No fragrances or irritating chemicals.  If you’re tired of the heavy coconut or other perfumed sunblocks, try Vanicream!
2. Your clothes can become covered in pollen after spending time outdoors.  Once you come inside, it’s best to change clothes and ideally to shower to remove these pollens.  Wash with Vanicream hair care and skin care products and wash clothes with an allergen-removing detergent such as Allersearch Allergen Wash.
3. If you’re catching up on chores around the house, use a face mask to avoid inhaling airborne allergens such as molds and pollens.  The AllergyZone Face Mask is disposable and only $9.95 for 3.  Or for a custom fit and superior filtration, try a Contour or Aero Permanent mask.
4. If your dog likes to take a dip in the pool or spends lots of time outdoors with you, get rid of allergens and pet odors by giving Fido a bath with Allersearch Pet Anti-Allergen Shampoo.  For a quick cleaning, dampen a cloth with Allerpet Solution and wipe over your dog.
5. After a day outside, you can rinse nasal pasages to help wash away irritating allergens.  Try NeilMed Sinus Products to keep your nose healthy.

We’ll keep the allergy tips coming so that you can enjoy the best of summer by reducing symptoms!