Decreasing Pollen Exposure
- Avoid intense outdoor activities, such as exercise or strenuous work, during the early morning and late afternoon hours when pollen counts are highest. If you need to work outside, wear a pollen and dust mask.
- Keep your house clean. Pollen and other allergy-causing agents can be reduced, although not eliminated, through regular cleaning. Use a HEPA vacuum cleaner or if that is not an option upgrade air filtration in your current vacuum to include exhaust filters and multi-layer bags for high allergen containment.
- At home, close windows and run an air conditioner and air purifier.
- If you work in an office, keep a personal air purifier situated at your desk.
- Make sure to clean and replace your air conditioner filters and air purifier filters regularly.
- Wash your hair before going to bed to avoid getting pollen on your pillow.
- Use a clothes dryer instead of hanging the wash outside, where it acts as a filter trap for pollen.
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