ext_7046 ([identity profile] gwendolen.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] resonant 2003-08-13 04:34 pm (UTC)

I'm allergic to mold too, as well as dust and all kinds on animals and it usually made my allergic reactions worse. Once I moved out of the moldy apartment my allergies got better and are now barely bothering me.

The easiest way would be to move but I guess that's something you don't want to. There are special paints and sprays that can be used against moldy walls. At least they have them here in Germany and I'm sure you can find some in the US too.
You might also check into the way your basement walls are isolated. Sometimes one can do something with the isolations to stop mold. Air the rooms regularly, i.e. several times a day (not AC but open the windows or doors and try to create a draft).

If you have potted plants you should also get rid of them or at least move them out of the bedroom. Mold loves potted plants.

There are special air-cleaners specially for allergic people who clean the air from dust and other things. Same with a vacuum cleaner, get one specially designed for people allergic to dust. They have filters so that the dust doesn't get blown into the air while your cleaning.
If your dust allergy is really bad you might also have to think about removing all carpeting in your hose. Dust loves carpets and all blinds and everything that collects a lot of dust.
Not to mention change your bedding and especially the mattress to ones made for people with dust allergies.
Also when cleaning or dusting use a wet rag or the vacuum cleaner.

The most useful and hardest to realize advise I ever got from an official brochure was: People allergic to dust should find someone else to do their cleaning.

As for shots, I did a treatment with formic acid and my own blood that helped a bit and doesn't have any side effects (except for the one that it might not help). My aunt did an immunization which usually gets done only during the winter that helped her.

The best thing one really can do is avoid the things one's allergic to. That's what I did and still do and I'm doing really fine right now and only need medication sporadically. And the dust is mostly easy to live with.

And now I've probably told you a lot of stuff you either already knew or never wanted to know. Sorry.

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