Brittani, I'm so sorry you've been going through this. I understand the fear and frustration of trying to find medical help, especially while feeling ill. I've struggled with allergies my whole life and more recently chronic migraine. I really empathize with you.
I know you didn't ask for advice but just in case it helps you or someone else, I recommend using an air purifier and, use the allergy pillow covers and mattress covers that block dust mites. (I even travel with my pillow case.) For the nose, you can try a neti pot or Xlear saline spray to help clear and moisturize. Also, when I had blocked sinuses that would not clear, I had success going to a salt spa (called halotherapy). You can also buy a salt inhaler. It's kind of weird but it helps me. I hope that you are feeling better soon and find strategies for continued health! <3
No, thank you so much for this advice! It feels so overwhelming to try and research all of this information on your own, so having advice given to be gently by another knd soul who has similar experiences is so incredibly helpful.
I actually didn't know this until after the allergy test, but apparently I am really reactive to dust mites. Like, the doctor made it seem like that was my biggest allergen trigger. They gave me info about the mattress covers, so I will definitely be pursuing that option! I've already washed everything on high heat that I could and plan to stick to a more strict routine to keep the dust mite population low.
Ohhh, I've not ever heard of a salt inhaler, but will definitely look into that! I just started a new nasal spray. It seems to be helping somewhat? The jury is still out on it, but I will report back in the coming weeks. And I have always loved neti pots but stopped using them after I went down the rabbit hole of all the issues that can arise from using them which likely wasn't a good idea on my part.
Brittani, I'm so sorry you've been going through this. I understand the fear and frustration of trying to find medical help, especially while feeling ill. I've struggled with allergies my whole life and more recently chronic migraine. I really empathize with you.
I know you didn't ask for advice but just in case it helps you or someone else, I recommend using an air purifier and, use the allergy pillow covers and mattress covers that block dust mites. (I even travel with my pillow case.) For the nose, you can try a neti pot or Xlear saline spray to help clear and moisturize. Also, when I had blocked sinuses that would not clear, I had success going to a salt spa (called halotherapy). You can also buy a salt inhaler. It's kind of weird but it helps me. I hope that you are feeling better soon and find strategies for continued health! <3
No, thank you so much for this advice! It feels so overwhelming to try and research all of this information on your own, so having advice given to be gently by another knd soul who has similar experiences is so incredibly helpful.
I actually didn't know this until after the allergy test, but apparently I am really reactive to dust mites. Like, the doctor made it seem like that was my biggest allergen trigger. They gave me info about the mattress covers, so I will definitely be pursuing that option! I've already washed everything on high heat that I could and plan to stick to a more strict routine to keep the dust mite population low.
Ohhh, I've not ever heard of a salt inhaler, but will definitely look into that! I just started a new nasal spray. It seems to be helping somewhat? The jury is still out on it, but I will report back in the coming weeks. And I have always loved neti pots but stopped using them after I went down the rabbit hole of all the issues that can arise from using them which likely wasn't a good idea on my part.