Do you find that your allergies<\/a> are worse in the late fall, after the leaves are down and when it rains a lot?<\/p>\n

You may be experiencing mold<\/a> allergy symptoms. Not only is the outside air full of mold spores and mycotoxins<\/a> from rotting leaves, but humidity, and therefore mold, can be more of a problem inside as well. Rainy weather often corresponds to increased damp in the basement. This breads more mold<\/strong>. Also, the windows are typically closed against the cold outside, but the furnace does not come on that often, so it can tend towards being a bit cool and damp inside, especially in the basement where many household mold problems originate.<\/p>\n

Manually operating the furnace a few times a day to heat and dry the air may help. I find that turning on an electric heater in one room helps quite a bit also. HEPA filters are often effective in reducing the spore count, but do little for mycotoxins.<\/p>\n

If you can possibly arrange to have a holiday in warmer dryer climates, November would be the time to do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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