Nasal Allergy Relief

A nasal allergy is a reaction to a substance that is harmful to the body. Allergens that are spread in the air, such as dust, pollen, smoke, and pet dander can enter the nose and irritate the inner lining, leading to an allergic reaction.


An individual who suffers from a nasal allergy may experience a runny nose, frequent bouts of sneezing, and red eyes. The nose, eyes, and ears often become itchy, and severe reactions can lead to difficulty breathing as the sinuses and throat become inflamed.

Causes of Nasal Allergy: * Nasal allergies are an exaggerated response of the immune system to usually harmless substances. * You may inherit a tendency for allergic responses. * It may take many exposures over a long period of time to develop an allergic response to a particular substance. * Factors that may contribute to nasal allergies include: exposure to cigarette smoke, being a low birth weight baby, being a bottle fed baby, being born during high pollen seasons. Nasal Allergy Symptoms: * Stuffy, congested nose. * Runny nose. * Sneezing. * Itching in the nose, roof of the mouth, ears and/or throat. * Itchy and/or watery eyes. * Coughing, caused by mucus running down the back of your throat (post nasal drip). Home Remedies for Nasal Allergy: 1) Make a solution of boiled minced grape fruit and lemon and add to it some honey, and drink it 2-3 times a day. This helps in curing hay fever. 2) To get relief from nasal congestion boil some chamomile and inhale the fumes. 3) Eat a well balanced diet, include a lot of protein, vitamin B and C, this will help you strengthen your immune system. 4) Ginger and garlic are among the best immunity builder so add them in your daily diet. 5) Green tea with honey and thyme tea with a dosage of not more than 1-2 cups also helps in curing the nasal allergy. 6) Avoid smoking cigarette, perfumes and make your home smoke free. 7) Do not let your pet enter your bedroom. 8) Vegetable juices (made of spinach and cabbage) taken on a daily basis for at least 10 days proves very beneficial. 9) Cover your mattress, pillows etc. with plastic to protect it from dust mites and wash your bed covers, curtains and pillow covers in hot water. 10) Practicing yoga is another natural way of curing it as it involves deep breathing. More people have turned to yoga to cure a variety of illness. symptoms if you are suffering from allergy that is caused by dust mites and other types of allergen.  Zippered dust-proof covers, which are made from Dacron or other synthetic fiber, should be used to cover your pillows and mattresses. This is because these types of pillow and mattresses covers are allergen protectors. Often washing all bedding habit has to be inculcated. The right way to wash your bedding stuffs such as pillow cases, mattress cover, sheets and blankets is using hot water at about 60oC. Wall hangings, which are made of fabric, should be taken down because dust mites, mold and mildew can be easily gathered on them. For those who have children at home, you have to make sure that your child's toys are able to be washed either manually or using washing machine.  Your child is always playing with these toys and dust may be deposited on them; therefore, it is advisable to launder them regularly. Instead of using drapes or curtains, which are easily deposited by dust, plastic blinds should be used because they are easily to be cleaned. Carpet is the place, where most of the dusts accumulate and it is also quite difficult and tedious to clean it regularly, especially launder it.  The proper way to avoid accumulation of dust, which containing allergen, throw rugs should be used. If you feel it is quite wasteful, another alternative way that can be sought is changing your flooring to tile or wooden floors. Casing of upholstered furniture and the pad covers should be washed often because all these things harbour allergens. HEPA vacuum can be used to purified the air in your house once or twice a week and make sure that the vacuum bags are thrown away regularly. If the vacuum bags are not disposed properly, dust mites may escape from the bags into the house.