- Ensure adequate filtered water intake
- Clean up your diet - organic vegetables, fruits, and protein and avoid dairy products
- Stay indoors with filtered air (check the type and cleanliness of your HVAC filter)
- Take a shower directly after coming in from the outside
- Bathe indoor pets that may carry in pollen
- Over the counter antihistamines (loratadine, fexofenadine, cetirizine, & levocetirizine) can give some relief. These medications can cause dry mouth and drowsiness, especially with higher doses and as we get older
- Antihistamines like diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or chlorpheniramine (Chor-Trimeton) generally should be avoided in people over the age of 65. They can cause confusion, constipation, urine retention, and affect brain function.
- Wellspring has natural supplements that include (vitamin c, stinging nettle, quercetin, n-acetylcysteine, and bromelain to support immune system balance, nasal, sinus, & respiratory health, and promote normal mucus thickness.