Is there a doctor in the house?
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- d_rek0
Moved into a new apartment two weeks ago. The next day I started to get allergy symptoms; itchy throat and ears, itchy, watering eyes. The itching eyes eventually developed into conjunctivitus by the following weekend, and even after antibiotics and Zyrtec, the allergy symptoms remain (eye meds took care of the Pink Eye).
This could be down to one of three things:
1. I'm allergic to the smelly, smoky second-hand sofa my wife's parent got for us.
**It's probably a combination of the smoke and being a hand-me-down sofa. You should either get rid of it or steam clean it with HOT water.2. I'm allergic to something in the a/c, even though I've checked the house top-to-bottom for mould, etc.
**It's probably due to accumulated dust in the ductwork. You should change the furnace filter every 6 months and look into electrostatic allergen filters for air registers / vents.3. After 34 years I've finally developed everyday allergies like millions of others (haven't had them once before I moved in here).
**Very likely the places you've lived before were well-maintained or at the very least, very low humidity. Dust-mites did not hav a chance to thrive in those environments.When I leave and go to work, the symptoms die down and sometimes stop completely. I'm totally fine when I'm outside.
**Well your work hopefully regularly performs maintenance on the furnace and it's air filtration system. Some newer buildings even have air purification built directly into the furnaces.Also, If you go back to the doctor you should look into a nasal steroid for allergy symptons (something like flonase). This stuff is amazing. Believe me.