He's on nasaqort, albuterol, singular, zyrtec, and QVAR. Has delt with asthma since he was 6 months old. Is only 3 yrs old now, and I would like to get him off of so many meds.
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Q: What can I do to help my son with his allergy to dust mites?
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4/ 9/10 8:47pm
It actually sounds like your child is on all the right medicines. Now I'm wondering if you are doing all you can to make your home allergy proof. Check out this link and do every thing you can to make your home allergy proof. Also, make sure your child does not go places where there are possible allergens or asthma irritants such as smoke. While you may like visiting aunt Bessie with your children, is her house allergen free? Since you have normal lungs you may not have to think of these things, but since you have a child with allergic asthma, you should and must. If you don't know for sure what your child is allergic to, you will need to be vigilant and work with your child's physician.
4/14/10 1:33pm
I'd speak with his doctor and see if you can get allergy testing for him (assuming he hasn't had any kind of broad allergy testing done before). Do you have pets? If he's allergic to an animal that he lives with, he'll have a very hard time getting under control (I speak from experience on this - owning two cats had me hovering between red and yellow constantly for months on end, and that was despite being on Advair, Singulair, Nasonex, Arius, Ventolin, and my doctor was debating the pros and cons of putting me on a maintenance dose of prednisone... Thankfully, she thought to send me for allergy testing first! Now that I've given my cats away, those medicines keep me under control).
I'm also allergic to dust mites and here's what I find helps:
1) Allergen-proof cover on pillows and matress - this is a MUST.
2) Wash all bedding at least twice weekly. Bedding is a dust magnet.
3) Get rid of any cloth drapes or curtains, and in rooms that have blinds, wipe the blinds down with a damp cloth at least once every two weeks, preferrably weekly.
4) Get rid of any rugs or carpet. If that's not possible, vacuum daily. Yes, daily. Carpet is a dust magnet, and in places that don't vacuum their carpet daily, my lungs notice.
5) In a house without carpet, vacuum at least weekly, preferrably twice weekly.
6) Wipe down horizontal surfaces with a damp cloth at least weekly, preferrably twice weekly.
7) If possible, get rid of upholstered furniture. Lacking that, get an allergen proof cover and wash that at least twice weekly. Lacking that, vacuum all upholstered furniture daily. It's literally just as bad as carpet.
8) If you have pets, keep them to areas of the house without carpet and don't let them on the furniture. Pets are dust magnets. If you let them on the furniture, double the amount you vacuum (likewise if you have carpet).
9) Keep dirty clothes outside of his room, ideally in the laundry room (if you have one).
10) If possible, vaccuum while your son is away (at a sitter's, in pre-school, on a play-date, whatever). Vacuuming kicks up enough dust on its own that I notice it.
Yes, it's a pain in the behind (and, I'll admit, I don't manage to get all that done all the time - I do have a life - and it's really easy to get into a positive feeback loop when I'm flaring) but when I can manage it, it really does help a lot.
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