Helping Children with Outdoor Allergies
Help your kids enjoy outdoors, symptom free.
*you have to avoid allergy causing triggers like pollen grains
Nearly 5.2 million children under age 18 experience hay fever in the past 12 months and 7.1 million have respiratory allergies.1
Seasonal allergies can start at almost any age, though they usually do not develop before a child is 2 years old. Most people with seasonal allergies develop them by age 20.2
In this page you will find information about
Recognize allergic symptoms in kids
If your child develops "cold" symptoms at the same time every year, seasonal allergies might be to blame. Allergy symptoms, which usually come on suddenly and last for as long as a person is exposed to the allergen, can include.2
Sneezing2
Itchy nose and/or throat2
Clear, runny nose2
Postnasal drip2
Coughing+2
Itchy, watery, and/or red eyes2
Get to know what triggers your child’s allergies
The most common trigger of outdoor allergies in kids is pollen from trees, grass, and weeds.2
Many allergens produce similar symptoms and will benefit from the same efforts at relieving them.
You can help minimize symptoms
Here are tips to alleviate seasonal allergies:4
Stay indoors with the windows closed when the pollen count is high, and on windy days4
Control dust in the home, especially in your child's bedroom.4
When possible, remove wall-to-wall carpet, window blinds, and down-filled blankets or pillows4
Wash bedding, curtains, and clothing often. Use hot water. This helps get rid of dust mites4
Use air conditioning instead of opening the windows 4
After playing outside on days when the pollen count is high, have your child take a shower. They should also wash their hair and change clothes.4
Learn more about managing your child's allergy symptoms.
Recommended Reading:
Pet Allergies
Allergies to pets with fur are common. It's often difficult or impossible to eliminate completely your exposure to animal allergens.
Mold Allergies
Mold and mildew are fungi that lives everywhere. So if you have persistent allergicsymptoms that occur through several seasons, you might be allergic to mold.
Dust Allergies
Dust mites are tiny organisms that can barely be seen by the naked eye. A dust mite allergy can even trigger asthma and eczema.
Seasonal Allergies
Allergy season is different for everyone. That’s because different kinds of outdoor allergens — or irritants — get distributed into the air year-round.
Pollution Allergy
Air pollution is the fourth greatest threat to public health after cancer, heart disease and obesity.
Temperature change
Individuals with persistent allergic rhinitis are more prone to develop respiratory and ocular symptoms after exposure to sudden temperature changes.
Allergies vs Cold: Understand the Difference
Seasonal allergies and the common cold can be so much alike that it's sometimes hard to tell the two apart. But look closely and you can find clues about what's going on.
Hives and skin allergies
Hives (urticaria) are red, itchy welts that result from a skin reaction. The welts vary in size and appear and fade repeatedly as the reaction runs its course
Allergies
Allergic Rhinitis or Hay Fever, Happens when you breath in something to which you are allergic, and the inside of your nose becomes inflamed and swollen
Adult Indoor Allergies
There’s no place like home … for allergies! Just stepping indoors — at home, work, or school — exposes you to numerous allergens.
Children's Indoor Allergies
For kids dealing with indoor allergies, Some pollutants may be 2–5-fold more concentrated inside than outside buildings.
+Children’s Telfast® is not indicated to relieve coughing. Children’s Telfast® is indicated to relieve sneezing, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes or an itchy nose or throat.5
1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Allergies and Hay Fever, Available at: (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/allergies.htm), last accessed:14/4/2022.
2. KidsHealth, Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever), Available at: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/seasonal-allergies.html , last accessed: 14/4/2022.
3. Stanford Children`s health, Treatment for a Child's Allergy to Dust or Pollen, Available at: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=treatment-for-a-childs-allergy-90-P01668 ; last accessed: 14/4/2022.
4. Ministry of health, Telfast approved leaflet, approval date 29/11/2018.
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