With the arrival of winter comes additional exposures to indoor allergens. These increase as we tend to spend more time in the inner warmth. Mold spores, danders and dust are often the main culprits.

The cold weather also brings Pneumonia, Flu, Sinusitis, other infections, and cold hives. These winter time conditions may aggravate your asthma and create symptoms and attacks.

Travel Tips

When traveling, people with asthma and allergies need to be prepared to prevent an asthma attack or allergic reaction.

Avoid exposure to tobacco smoke whenever possible.

Call ahead to order a special meal on the airplane or pack your own “safe” snacks.

When eating out, ask the waiter if sulfites have been used as a food preservative. If so, find out whether special preparations without sulfite additives can be ordered. If eating out in a country where you don’t speak the language, have a warning note drafted in the local language that alerts wait staff to your allergy.

Prior to beginning a lengthy auto trip to your vacation spot, take appropriate measures to rid the vehicle’s ventilation instead of ventilating.

For those prone to exercise-induced asthma, it may be a good idea to keep prescribed emergency medication on you at all times.

Request a hotel room that is smoke free and mold-free.