Allergy Relief, Sinus Allergy Relief, Eye Allergy Relief, Natural Allergy Relief Options

An allergy is your body’s overreaction to a substance.  Guaranteed form of natural allergy relief is to avoid contact with that substance.

However, if your allergy causing substance is in the air, natural avoidance relief isn’t always practical.  Your easiest relief alternative is stopping, or reducing, your overreaction and treat the aftermath of symptoms.  Yep, your easy way is take drugs option.

Stuff in the air can have an affect on you in two ways.  One is by way of irritation and the other is immune system reaction.  Allergies are an immune system reaction to “foreign” invaders.   The most common air particles that cause an allergic reactions are:

Your nose, nasal sinuses and eyes are the body parts that experience the most profound symptoms of an air particle allergic reaction. When a “foreign” speck infiltrates these areas, your immune system responds.  This response causes your symptoms.

Sinus and eye allergy relief is available in various medication formulas to counteract your body’s response.  Their action in relief is to block the response (prevention) and/or reduce symptoms (treatment).

A prevention strategy prior to an allergic event is the soundest drug method for relief.  Post overreaction adds the “difficult to relieve” layer of symptoms.  This list provides the active ingredient or common allergy relief medications along with annotation of prevention or treatment target:

Prior to exposing your eyes and nose to known allergens, take medications designed to prevent an overreaction.  Don’t wait for your discomfort to arrive, and then try to battle against your immune system for relief.

Another medical type option for nose, sinus and eyes allergy relief is allergy shots (immunotherapy).  This program is regular allergen extract injections for a couple of years in an attempt to desensitize your system.

There are some natural relief strategies and treatment options that do not involve man-made, with potential side effects, pills, sprays or drops.  Natural relief approach starts with reducing your likelihood of exposure to your particular allergen(s) through environmental air control.

Allergic to pollen natural relief:

  • keep washed off ~ clothes, skin, hair
  • avoid outdoors during dry, windy days
  • keep windows, doors shut during high pollen count periods

Allergic to mold natural relief:

  • no houseplants
  • keep air filters clean
  • don’t carpet bathrooms
  • clean w/little chlorine bleach in water to kill mold
  • maintain low humidity in home ~ use a dehumidifier
  • frequently cleaning damp areas ~ shower, bath walls
  • increase air movement ~ open doors, windows and use fan

Allergic to pet dander natural relief

  • no pets
  • keep pets outside
  • bath pet frequently
  • use portable air filter in home

Allergic to dust mites natural relief:

  • no mattress pads
  • mop the floor often
  • keep surfaces wiped
  • wash bedding in hot water
  • plastic covers for mattress, pillows
  • keep humidity low ~ use a dehumidifier
  • replace carpets with linoleum, wood flooring
  • use vacuum with high-efficiency particulate air filter
  • wash carpets, upholstery with benzyl benzoate, tannic acid
  • no drapes, feather pillows, upholstered furniture, comforters

In addition, what you eat may naturally assist with some of your sinus allergy discomfort.  Enhance your diet with foods rich in antioxidants, beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and omega 3, 6 fatty acids.

Also, reduce your consumption of processed food, food additives and colorings.  And increase your consumption of spicy foods during a nose, sinus, eye allergy attack.  Spices help thin your nasal and sinus clogging mucous.

Living with an air particulate producing allergy is challenging.  Keeping your nose dry, your sinuses unclogged and your eyes from itching may mean moving to natural relief, as in location, location, location.

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