There are a number of unique ways allergy suffers can combat pollen this summer. While medicines often help, changing the way you live and travel can play just as significant part in controlling reactions. Here are a few tips you can take to help you control allergies when you travel:
1. Travel at the correct time of the day
Avoid traveling during peak time for allergens. Instead of starting your trip at 10 am, begin your trip early in the morning or in the evening. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, "the amount of pollen peaks [for ragweed] in many urban areas between 10 am and 3 pm." The same is likely for many allergens.
2. Use air conditioning
At home you have to pay to use the AC, but at a hotel, you don't. So, take advantage of it. Keep the windows closed and the AC on. The same rule applies to your car. The Allergy & Asthma Network also suggests keeping the air conditioning on recycle so outside air doesn't make its way in.
3. Stay in the right room
Is your room in the back of the lodge and overlooking a forest or field? Instead ask to be situated on the other side of the hotel and on higher floors. Sure, you may find that the other side of the hotel is, at worst, facing a parking lot, but you won't be facing an onslaught of allergens drifting into your window. At the same time, how much time do you plan spending in your hotel room? Trading allergies and a view for no allergies is a great swap any day.
