Be sure to regularly changing air filters, washing linens regularly, and consider mattress and pillow covers if you find that your allergies are triggered by mites.

Immunotherapy

According to Prevention Magazine, immunotherapy is a treatment method where a doctor gives you increasing doses of an allergen over time to desensitize your immune system. This therapy is typically performed by injection in the United States, although you can also opt for sublingual immunotherapy. With this therapy, tablets or allergen extract drops are placed under the tongue. While the sublingual therapy isn’t as fast-acting as injections and may be less effective overall, studies have shown that there are fewer risks for developing serious side effects, like anaphylaxis. This procedure, however, is a long-term solution, rather than a quick allergy reducer. Treatments may take three to five years to complete.

Saline Flushing

Allergies are triggered when the body reacts to certain allergens and triggers an immune defense. A neti pot offers a simple, mild solution to the problem, allowing sufferers to quickly remove the unwanted allergens from the sinuses and nasal cavities. This helps relieve the allergic reaction. To use a neti pot, you can use purchase a nasal saline rinse (or make one at home, although there are some risks associated with homemade saline solutions, especially when using tap water instead of sterile water). Use the neti pot to pour the solution into your top nostril while leaning over a sink, allowing it to drain out the bottom nostril, then repeating the process on the other side. Neti pots have gained popularity because they can clear congestion without causing nasal dryness and irritation or congestion when short-term effects wear off, like decongestants and medicated nasal sprays.

Steam Therapy/Frequent Showering

For those of us whose allergies are triggered by pollen and other environmental factors, this treatment may offer a simple and quick solution. Just as neti pots help eliminate allergens from the nasal passages, taking a quick, hot shower after spending time outdoors will help get allergens off of your skin and hair, as well as keeping them from getting on your furniture, floors, bed, and other indoor surfaces. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology advises that seasonal allergy sufferers should remove clothing and shoes immediately upon going indoors after gardening, pruning, or spending time around allergens.