No cure exists for allergies. Still, sufferers can find relief by taking pills, allergy shots, or both. Allergy shots are expensive and take months to become fully effective, but shots can reduce both your symptoms and your need for other drugs. If you are allergic to molds, you shouldn't mow or rake lawns. Also avoid down blankets, feather pillows, forced-air heating vents, and pets.
Cats are the worst pets for some allergic people.
If you can't part with yours, bathe it weekly, keep it in a little-used room, and make your bedroom off limits. Use air conditioners and air filters to screen out pollen and molds. Try to avoid fresh paint or tar, air pollution, insect sprays, and cigarette smoke. These are strong irritants that can make existing allergies worse.