Practical advice for patients suffering from seasonal pollen allergy:

1. Specialist’s diagnosis of pollen allergy.
2. Medical therapy: Rhinolight medical phototherapy and/or antiallergic medicine therapy.
3. Preventive measures:

• Avoid outdoor activities during the bloom season (e.g. lawnmowing, hay harvest)
• Avoid outdoor sports
• It is recommended to wash your hair every day
• Stay indoors in dry and windy weather
• On these days the windows and doors of the flat and car should be kept closed
• Use the air conditioner and pollen filter both at home and in the car.
• Do not sleep with an open window
• Do not dry clothes or sheets outdoors
• Rinse nasal cavity with warm water snuffed from your palms every day
• Symptoms can be caused by eating fruits or vegetables because they contain the same allergen (cross-reactivity)

Do’s and don’ts in case of house dust mite allergy:

1. Specialist’s diagnosis of house dust mite allergy.
2. Medical therapy: Rhinolight medical phototherapy and/or antiallergic medicine therapy.
3. Preventive actions:

• All dust-catchers (carpets, pillows, etc.) should be removed from the bedroom
• Bedclothes should be washed weekly
• The temperature of the flat should be kept under 20°C
• Children's plush toys should be kept in the freezer for at least two hours, once a week, because dust mites die below -18°C
• Wet clearing is preferred during dusting
• If you have to vacuum, keep a wet towel in front of your nose
• You mustn’t use feathery bedding
• Use anti-mite bedclothes
• You mustn’t do dust-control and junk-clearance
• Apply dust mite killing substances and high-performance vacuum cleaners