Morning Allergies (sinus, allergy, doctor, symptoms)

[stateofkind]

Hi! It seems that my fiancé and I have some allergy-like symptoms whenever we wake up in the morning (stuffy nose, irritated eyes, sneezing), but it seems to taper out throughout the day. We have cleaned our pillows, pillow sheets, blankets and vacuumed the carpet yet the symptoms don't disappear! Any natural cleaners to get clean the room or natural remedies to relieve our symptoms would be greatly appreciated! We are tired of waking up to this every morning!

[in_newengland]

Sensitive to the pillow filling? Feather allergy is fairly common and some people can't stand the smell of the synthetic foam rubber in some pillows.

Sensitive to an ingredient in the detergent the sheets and pillowcases were washed in? Lots of ingredients like perfumes, brighteners, all sorts of irritants. Also, many people are sensitive to fabric softener. Try washing pillowcases in borax and washing soda with no softener and see if it makes any difference.

Recent painting of the bedroom walls or painting or refinishing of anything in the bedroom? Anything new brought into the bedroom that would have that "new" smell or a moldy smell? Dusty books?

Those are the first things that come to mind and it's better to find out what it is rather than simply try to treat it.

[NWGirl74]

I take it you don't have pets that sleep with you? If you do, they could be bringing in something from outside.

[KamGT]

I have had the same think recently(about 4 weeks now) and haven't figured out why, although i was diagnosed with rhinitis by an ENT specialist just yesterday. I tried taking the meds and eyedrops, but the zyrtec given to me makes me super drowsy. I am going to go natural with honey and eye bright. Also been doing echinecea and vitamin c. I only went to the doctor to find out what i had. Hope he finds out because I want to know too. I'm still in search for my answer. With all that I have done, my nose is no longer stuffy and I never had sneezing, but i do have irritated eyes still buy it goes away by noon mostly.

[brody31]

It's that time of year where the respiratory system is out. According to acupuncture this is the time of year that the lung meridian is out, so if you find someone who does acupuncture, i'm sure that could help.

[stateofkind]

No, we don't own any pets (fiancé is allergic) and I think that's it's from our feather pillows, so I went to Target and bought cotton pillows, so hopefully they'll make a difference!

[myrc60]

When you lay down your sinus doesn't drain. This causes the stuffy feeling you are waking with. If you are heating your home this may contribute to it. Buy a humidifier and leave it in the room to replace the moisture in the air. This will help a lot. If a humidifier is out of reach financially, put a pot of water to boil on the stove. It will help but not as much as a humidifier will.

[WeLuvNC]

have you/can you change your filter(s) in your heat/air conditioning? It may need changing.

[DewDropInn]

If you sleep with your windows open..... close them. Lots of pollen/nasty stuff that can cause problems is released at night.

[EricNC]

If your symptoms have been bad the last few weeks, it may be some kind of outdoor mold. In North Carolina, all the leaves have been falling off the trees. I think the leaves plus it raining at least once per week has made the mold really bad here. I walked the dog around the block 10 days ago and felt horrible once I finished. It's kind of limited what you can do. Taking an antihistamine helps, and I do like the NeilMed sinus rinse that you pick up at Target and Walgreens. If you do that use distilled water like they suggest, it seems to keep your sinus less irritated than tap water.