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How To Cure Allergies?

My son s allergies are bothering him very much. He has been taking clarifying every day for about a month for the high pollen count and today took a decongestant. This has not helped. He plays baseball each night during the week. Have read that I should close up the house and turn the air on but he is at school all day with no air. What can we do to help him?
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
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Hello.

Thank you for asking at HCM.

From your history, I guess your son is having allergic rhinitis, which is not controlled despite medications.

I would like to suggest him to take a combination of montelukast & levocetirizine regularly for 2 weeks. I would also suggest him to use nasal saline spray 3-4 times daily.

Avoidance of dust, cold air exposure, smoke & air pollution will definitely help.

If he is allergic to pollens, it is advisable to close up the house during high pollen count days. However, if he is not allergic to pollens and allergic to house dust mite & indoor molds, I would suggest to ensure proper ventilation and sunlight into the house to reduce humidity and increase temperature. So that depends on what he is really allergic to. I would suggest you to get allergy testing done, if not already done.

Hope this will help you.

Wish your son best of the health.

Regards.

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How To Cure Allergies?

Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. From your history, I guess your son is having allergic rhinitis, which is not controlled despite medications. I would like to suggest him to take a combination of montelukast & levocetirizine regularly for 2 weeks. I would also suggest him to use nasal saline spray 3-4 times daily. Avoidance of dust, cold air exposure, smoke & air pollution will definitely help. If he is allergic to pollens, it is advisable to close up the house during high pollen count days. However, if he is not allergic to pollens and allergic to house dust mite & indoor molds, I would suggest to ensure proper ventilation and sunlight into the house to reduce humidity and increase temperature. So that depends on what he is really allergic to. I would suggest you to get allergy testing done, if not already done. Hope this will help you. Wish your son best of the health. Regards.