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Posted i am pretty sure that i am suffering from an allergy to dust. since we have hard wood floors, i can just imagine the dust flying aroung our apt. the only real symptom of it is that every morning i have sort of a crackly cough about an hour after i wake up and until i work up a little mucus (opaque whiteish yellow). after that i am ok for the most part. i have always had carpeting before which i imagine traps the dust better. the doctor didn´t really have much to say other than take an allergy pill. any other tips?

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Sherasi Diamond Enthusiast	Posted Hide Post I would suggest, as I saw elsewhere, to get an air filtration system such as a HEPA Air Filter. Also, humidification can sometimes reduce floating dust and providing moisture to your mucous membranes increases their ability to ward off allergens and illnesses.
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Michael57	Posted Hide Post the symptom's of allergies are sneezing , runny nose, watery eyes .....the symptom's you describe sound like smoker's cough ...do you smoke or have you in the past ? if not , what type of heating and air conditioning is in your apartment ?
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hassia Silver Enthusiast	Posted Hide Post i do not smoke, never have. and we have no air conditioning. coughing is a symptom of allergies.
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Elexina Diamond Enthusiast	Posted Hide Post Coughing can be a symptome of allergies, but the coughing and mucus you describe don't seem like a dust allergy. However, if your doctor says to take an allergy pill, you ought to do that. You might want to try Benadryll. I've found that Drixoral Cold & Allergy works very well. You may also want to consider going to see a doctor who specializes in allergies.
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