Sunday 25 June 2017

How to protect your child against allergens?

Though Indian parents usually ignore this fact, but the increasing rate of allergies in children is an alarming cause for concern. And the root of such a grave problem is the lack of good air purifiers. 
Luckily, we have some solutions for you: 


Preventing Environmental Allergies and Asthma


Specific airborne substances can build up allergies and asthma symptoms, but decreasing the rate of contact with such substances at a young age can prevent these symptoms. A great research has been conducted in this field against dust mites. 
Use allergen proof covers for pillows and mattresses. 
Interior humidity should be below 50%
Use good air purifiers for advanced protection against such allergens  

Pets are a good influence for your children, but they are also harmful for their allergies. Early life exposure to animals can develop allergies and asthma, but there are still some factors to be considered in this case. More recent research seems to show that early exposure to animals (cats and dogs in particular) may actually protect children from developing these diseases. Newer research also suggests children raised on farms develop fewer allergies and asthma. 
Talk with your physician to determine what is best for you and your family.

Smoking is not just injurious to your own health but dangerous to your children’s health too. It’s important that you keep your children away from tobacco smoke from an early age. If the mother smokes during pregnancy, it increases the chances for the child to develop the symptoms of asthma or allergies at an early age after birth. 


Other solutions


Breast feeding for at least six months strengthens the child’s immunity system to fight against these harmful allergens. 
It is necessary to seek the right help if you see the symptoms of allergies developing in your child. An immunologist is a medical professional who specializes in the treatment of such grave allergens, asthma and other respiratory diseases. 
Air purifiers that have met the strict regulations and have attained HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) certification will filter out both big and small particles; this is especially important for people who suffer from asthma or allergies. 

Caution


Various methods of allergy testing can be implemented to prevent or detect symptoms of Asthma and Allergies. Some of them include: Massive allergy tests, Applied Kinesiology, cytotoxity testing, skin titration, provocative and neutralization testing or sublingual provocation.   

Benefits of using air purifiers:


Air filtration is frequently recommended as a component of environmental control measures for patients with allergic respiratory disease. Residential air filtration can be provided by whole house filtration via the home’s heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system, by portable room air cleaners, or a combination of the two. Appliances to filter the sleep breathing zone also have been developed. High-efficiency whole house filtration, high-efficiency particulate air sleep zone air filtration, and high-efficiency particulate air room air cleaners all appear to provide various degrees of benefit. Recent studies of various types of filtration, used alone or as part of more comprehensive environmental control measures, are reviewed.

HEPA air purifiers have 70% more chances of protecting your child from harmful diseases than any other measure you can take. 
They clean the air at a much higher rate than any other method, which has been proved through various studies. 

Healthy Tips


• Breast-feeding exclusively for the first four to six months, or using a hypoallergenic formula, may strengthen the immune system while delaying or preventing atopic dermatitis and milk allergy.
• Restricting a mother's diet during pregnancy or while breast-feeding has not been shown to help prevent the development of allergies.
• Solid foods should be introduced gradually between four to six months of age. Egg, dairy, peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish can be gradually introduced after less allergenic foods have been tolerated. In fact, delaying the introduction of these foods may increase your baby’s risk of developing allergies.
• Reducing exposure to some allergens, such as dust mites, may delay or prevent allergy or asthma symptoms.

• Exposure to tobacco smoke before and after birth increases your infant's risk of developing wheezing and asthma.
• Pets or any other animals should be kept away from the new born baby till he/she is a bit older. 

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How to protect your child against allergens?

Though Indian parents usually ignore this fact, but the increasing rate of allergies in children is an alarming cause for concern. And the...