Alas, despite spending all of spring indoors, you could still be sniffling and wheezing from allergies.
That’s because particles that kick off allergic reactions or asthma attacks abound inside. Generated by pets, mold and dust, these triggers build up over time and can reach even higher concentrations indoors than they do outdoors.
Americans already spent up to 90 percent of their time inside before COVID-19. Now, with so many of us rarely leaving our homes, it might be a good time to address all those allergens you’re stuck living with for the foreseeable future. “We are telling people to stay at home now because of the virus,” says Jay Portnoy, a pediatric allergist with the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, “and we want to make sure the home is a healthy place to stay.”
