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The
Airplane - Surviving the ride with Allergies, Asthma, and Sinus. |
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1.
The air quality on airlines is drier, and therefore, can affect
those with allergies or asthma. While all domestic flights are now
smoke-free, many international flights are not. If traveling abroad,
sit as far away from the smoking section as possible.
2. Those with food allergies should call ahead and order a special
meal. Most airlines are very helpful in providing special dietary
requirements.
3. The higher the altitudes, the less oxygen, so always carry your
ingestible epinephrine. This is no time to leave it behind.
4. Avoid drinking caffeine, colas, and alcohol, as they dry out
your nasal passages and can cause sinus pain.
5. Use a natural saline solution nasal spray on an hourly basis
to keep nasal passages moist and sinus pain at bay. I recommend
Breathe-Ease.
6. Severe asthma sufferers may need additional oxygen, and should
call the airline ahead of time so they are prepared with oxygen
paraphernalia. Be sure to keep your inhaler within easy reach in
your carry-on bag.
7. For sinus control, drink lots of water for hydration. Sit in
an aisle seat if this means more frequent trips to the bathroom.
8. Take along all medication you think you might need. If
you're susceptible to spontaneous sinus attacks, remember
your nasal irrigator.
9. Suck on papaya enzymes or Clear-Ease, available to members
at special prices in the "member area"; you need to log in
first.
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Your
Allergy friendly Car. |
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I often
start sneezing upon entering a car, especially when the air conditioner
blows out dust or mold allergens into the air. Here are some tips
for an allergy-friendly automobile.
1. Have your car detailed with all natural products.
2. Use a hepa vacuum to remove pollen, mite and pet allergens. Allergy
Buyers Club recommends using the attachments to the Miele vacuum
cleaner for this job.
3. Use a Eureka steam-cleaner the upholstery and
carpets. This gets rid of mold and dust mite allergen.
4. Air conditioners are a repository for all sorts of allergens.
Spray your air conditioner with a dust and mold allergy removal
spray. Filter Plus is available at Home Depot.
5. Keep your car windows closed in pollen and allergy season, and
use your air conditioner, not an open window to cool down. Travel
in "off hours" when exhaust fumes in the air are lower, and air
quality is better.
6. When renting a car, specify a non-smoking car. This is helpful
for asthma sufferers.
7. If you have asthma, get a portable nebulizer that plugs into
your car battery.
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Hotel
Rooms - Make them Allergy free. |
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1.
Very few hotels have "green rooms" but it's worth asking. Green rooms
carry less allergen than traditional rooms. They are specially equipped
with hardwood floors rather than carpets, blinds rather than drapes,
hypoallergenic bedding, and allergy free dust mite encasings.
2. Get a non-smoking room and if you are allergic to pets, a room
that has not had pets stay in it.
3. Take a spray along to kill the mold and remove the dust in the
air conditioning system. I recommend "Filter Plus", available at Home
Depot.
4. Ask that the air conditioner filter be changed before you arrive.
5. Hotel room a little dry? Throw a few wet towels around, or turn
on the shower to fill-up the room with steam and keep your sinuses
moist. Keep using your saline spray frequently. We don't recommend
asking the hotel for a humidifier - many of them only spray around
ugly bacteria.
6. Allergic to dust mites? Take your own dust mite pillow encasings
with you. You might try taking your own allergy free pillow if you
travel by car.
7. If you are allergic to mold, do not get a room near the swimming
pool- it is likely to have a higher concentration of mold spores.
8. Ask the hotel to provide you with a hypoallergenic, feather free
pillow.
9. Ask that the room not be sprayed with scented air freshening sprays
before you arrive. |
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Vacation
Homes and the Allergy sufferer. |
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1.When
getting away to the beach house, take all your natural cleaning materials
along with you, plus your hepa vacuum, vapor steam cleaner, and air
cleaner; beach houses are notoriously moldy. Beach houses are terrible
places for those of us allergic to mold. Clean as soon as you arrive,
the rest of your vacation will be much more comfortable.
2. Take a complete set of dust mite covers, your own pillows, and
hypoallergenic blankets. Vacation homes frequently have bedding which
should not see the light of day. |
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General
Advice to live by for Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus sufferers
who travel. |
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1.
If you are receiving immunotherapy shots for your allergies, get
them before leaving, especially if you will be away for an extended
period of time.
2. Remember to take allergy and asthma medications with you, and
regularize them across different time zones.
Have a
healthy time away from home!
Mercia Tapping, President |
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Mercia
Tapping
President
AllergyBuyersClub.com
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