One of the most frustrating things about allergies is that one can never escape from them. Allergy attacks can come anytime, anywhere. No place is safe especially if you are allergic to particles like dust and molds, which seem to be everywhere.
Even at home you are not safe. In fact, some people get more allergy attacks at home, I damp and humid areas where molds and dust mites inhabit. Though total allergy relief may not be possible, there are ways to relieve allergy attacks and make them as infrequent as possible.
Here are the allergy-causing things at home that you should watch out for and “relieve” yourself from.
1. Mattresses
As hard as it is to imagine, your own bed can trigger an allergic reaction. The mattress is not actually the culprit but the dust mites that often inhabit in mattresses. To attain allergy relief at home and in your own bedroom where you spend so much time in, buy allergy-free mattress covers and pillow covers. Make sure that you change them every week and wash them.
2. Flooring
Avoid carpets and rugs as if it is a plague! The ideal room for people with allergy has hard flooring made of either cement, wood, tile or linoleum. If you absolutely have to have rugs, clean them often using a vacuum cleaner.
3. Dust
Remember that dust often come from the outside. If there is no need to open the window, keep it close. This will help relieve and prevent your allergy. Also, wash curtains, shades and venetian blinds as they are also places where dust mites inhabit. If the blinds can’t be washed, you can always use a vacuum cleaner.
Keep your room as simple and as uncluttered as you can. Too many things mean too many things where molds and dust mites can inhabit.
4. Smoke
Other family members should be sensitive with the issue of smoking at home. In addition to causing allergy attack, it is also a health hazard. Enforce a no smoking policy at home and if ever they need to smoke, make them do it outside.

Here are some tips that will help you relieve allergy attacks at home.
1. Clean the house. Whether you are allergic to molds, dust mites and insect droppings or not, it is still important to clean your house.
2. Wash bed covers, blankets, curtains, rugs and other clothes in the house once a week to prevent dust mites from settling in. As mentioned earlier, wash them in hot water to kill of unwanted organisms.
3. Determine the area of the house where you spend time the most and then focus on that room. Often, bedrooms are crucial parts of the house because this is where we sleep.
4. De-clutter your room and make sure that you only put items that you absolutely need. If you are allergic to stuff animals, there is no need to put one in the room or worse yet display them above your bed.
5. Keep doors and windows closed so as to avoid dust and dirt coming in from the outside.
6. Use a dehumidifier in your room to prevent mold activity from building up in damp places. Also, examine problem areas in the house that may cause dampness and abnormal humid conditions. Often, this is caused by leak in pipes. You may also consider using a HEPA air filter.