| The
following recommendations can help you avoid symptoms whether
you're at home, outdoors, or out on the town.
Outdoors:
* Minimize walks in wooded areas, fields,
or gardens.
* Check the forecast; stay indoors as much as possible on
hot, dry, windy days when pollen counts are generally the
highest.
* If possible, stay indoors between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.,
when outdoor pollen counts are high.
* Wear a mask (such as an inexpensive painter's mask) when
mowing the lawn if you are allergic to grass pollen or mold,
or avoid mowing and being around freshly cut grass if possible.
* Wear a mask when gardening, as flowers and some weeds release
pollen and can cause allergy symptoms.
* After being outdoors, take a shower and wash your hair to
remove pollen that may have collected, and change your clothes.
* Don't hang clothes or linens out to dry because pollen and
molds may collect on them.
At home:
* Keep the windows closed and use air conditioning
if you are allergic to pollen; don't turn on fans as they
can stir up dust.
* Filter the air; cover air conditioning vents with cheesecloth
to filter pollen and use a high-efficiency particulate air
filter (HEPA) if you have a forced-air furnace. Clean air
filters frequently and air ducts at least once a year.
* Avoid unnecessary exposure to other irritants such as smoke,
air pollution, bug spray, and vapors from fresh paint and
tar.
Driving
* Keep the windows closed and set the air
conditioner on recirculate if you are allergic to pollen.
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