However, certain food allergies can cause nasal symptoms. If you think you have a food allergy, discuss with your doctor. House Dust Allergies to house dust is very common due to tiny transparent creaturs called dust mites that live on human skin. They live in mattresses, pillows, carpets, stuffed animals, and upholstered furniture. Avoid by using dust mite barriers on pillows, mattresses, and boxsprings, removing stuffed animals from sleeping areas, washing all sheets in hot water once a week, removing carpet from your bedroom, vacuming frequently with an efficient vacume cleaner that has multilayered filter bags.
Animals Shed small cells called dander from their hair, fur and feathers.
Animal dander, saliva and urine remain in carpets and mattresses. Avoid by keeping pets outdoors and especially out of bedrooms, off furniture, rugs and mattresses. Bathe pets weekly if possible. Perfumes, dyes, chemicals glues, cleaning agents, paints, and insecticides can give off strong irritating odors. Avoid by staying out of freshly painted rooms and off of new carpets, wearing a protective mask when working with irritating agens, and ventilating any room in which you are using chemical agents.