How you may be allergic to the holidays
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>> AS THE TEMPERATURES DIP,
YOU'RE PROBABLY SPENDING A LOT
MORE TIME INDOORS. AND IF
YOU'RE REACHING FOR THE TISSUE
BOX, AS YOU'RE ALSO REACHING
FOR THAT WRAPPING PAPER,
ALLERGIES COULD BE TO BLAME.
HERE'S MORE ON WHY THIS SEASON
IS BRINGING THE SNIFFLES IN
MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
IT'S TIME FOR THE TREE. THE
LIGHTS AND THE PRESENCE.
BUT IF THE HOLIDAYS HAVE YOUR
ALLERGIES ACTING UP. THERE MAY
BE A REASON FOR THAT.
>> AND THAT IS ACTUALLY OUR
CHRISTMAS TREE. AND
DECORATIONS. THESE ARE COMMON
COLD SECOND EXACERBATE THE
SYMPTOMS. ALLERGIST DOCTOR
SANDRA HONG WITH THE CLEVELAND
CLINIC SAYS THE HOLIDAYS CAN
BE CHALLENGING FOR THOSE WITH
ALLERGIES OR ASTHMA. SHE SAYS
BOTH LIVE AND ARTIFICIAL TREES
CAN TRIGGER ALLERGY SYMPTOMS.
REAL TREES. THEY CAN ACTUALLY
CARRY BILL MOVES AND SPORES
AND POLLEN. WHILE THE
ARTIFICIAL TREES CAN ACCUMULATE
LOTS OF DUST AND MOVE AND THEY
HAVEN'T BEEN PROPERLY STORED.
AND THAT'S NOT ALL. HONG SAYS
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS CAN ALSO
BE A TRIGGER.
>> THANKS TO DUST MITES AND
PEST DROPPINGS AND OUR FAVORITE
SENSE LIKE CANDLES TO SMELL
THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN ALSO MAKE
YOU SNEEZE. IT'S POSSIBLE TO
WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU'RE GETTING
THE HOLIDAY. CURRY COUNTY
DECORATIONS OUT BECAUSE I DON'T
DECREASE WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY
BELIEVING IN HULL. ALSO ADVISES
ALLERGY SUFFERERS TO AVOID LIVE
TREES. BUT IF YOUR HOLIDAY
SPIRIT WON'T ALLOW THAT, SHE
SAYS TO TRY AND SHAKE THE TREE
OUTDOORS BEFORE BRINGING IT IN
TO KNOCK OFF POLLEN AND MOLD.
YOU CAN ALSO HOSED IT DOWN AND
LET IT DRY IN FULL SUNLIGHT TO
CUT DOWN ON THE ALLERGENS.
SHE SAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO
DISPOSE OF THE TREE AS SOON AS
THE HOLIDAYS OVER.
>> GREAT. SAVE A WRAL NEWS.