Molds grow in humid or moist areas, such as in the bathroom, older homes with high humidity levels, and in places where there is a water leak or recent flooding. Many parents turn to alternative therapies for allergy treatment. When using allergy medications parents should be aware that these treat the symptoms and not the cause of the allergy in their children. While the older antihistamines caused sleepiness, the newer ones tend not to. Keeping all doors and windows closed as much as possible during the pollen season will prevent the pollen from entering the home.
Air conditioners help as they can filter out the pollen.
One, they are caused or triggered by the same allergens or irritants. Usually children develop seasonal allergies after 5-6 years of age. Before that, the most common sign of allergy is asthma, which begins most frequently at about the age of 2-3 years of age. My 4 year old son has been on and off antibiotics for almost all his life for recurrent ear infections. I'm worried about antibiotic use.