> How come my allergies are worse indoors?

How come my allergies are worse indoors?

Posted at: 2014-09-26 
Indoor allergies are to some people:



Sprays



Laundry soap.



Carpet shampoo.



Bath soap.



Perfume.



Dish soap.



Air freshener. The spray and the plug ins. An stick on



If you sneeze when the dishwasher is running, that's it.



Dust is what gets on the furniture. It is strange the dust is on the furniture when a house is closed up..

it's possible to have more than one allergy. it's also possible that, during the season that you have your worst allergy, you're more sensitive to others.

During hayfever season in late summer, cigarette smoke will set me off...when it doesn't the rest of the year. it's like the hayfever brings me closer to the "tipping point".

Could be you are mildly allergic to dust, but also have a tree pollen allergy (which is a late-winter/early spring thing), and during that period, you're more sensitive to the dust in your house.

Getting an allergy test to see what are your really ARE reactive to would help you identify and minimize things.

I know that the first thing that comes to mind is indoor allergies. But I'm not allergic to dust or pat dander (we have a cat). I can roll him around in dust and tub him in my face and it won't do anything but make me dirty. Then again I could be misunderstanding what people mean by dust. Maybe it's not the kind that flies off of a dusty book but perhaps the kind that sits on the ceiling fans and in the corners of the room?

I assume that it is seasonal allergies since they pop up whenever the seasons change. But like I said, I'm fine outdoors. On any given walk/ride I'd be just fine. Sometimes I might get a sneeze or two but that's it. This makes my argument against it being indoor allergies seem somewhat invalid. But if it is indoor allergies, why didn't they flare up when it was cold?