Talking Allergies

Has anyone had any success in using an air purifier to reduce dust mite allergy?

As an experiment, I confine myself to a small room with no carpet (a bathroom, actually), put a hepa air purifier inside and let it run for a few hours. But I'm just as allergic inside the room as the rest of the house.

I also put an air particle counter inside the room. I can see the large particle counter gradually decreased to zero, and the small particle count decreased from a few hundred to a single digit. Apparently the few particle that remains is still triggering my allergy.

I do think ours helps in the bedroom, and my mother swears hers makes a huge difference in her apartment.

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Allergic to soy, peanut, shellfish, penicillin

I don't know if a few hours exposed to clean air would be enough to reduce the allergy symptoms. I think it's a long-term solution that may take a few days to feel the benefits. Try placing the purifier in your bedroom, as breathing the cleaner air throughout the night, every night, may provide better benefits. Just an idea - I have no expertise on this.

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anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts; asthmatic, dairy intolerant, vegan
other family members allergic to to dairy, egg, peanut, peach, banana, sesame, environmentals

I have had an air purifier in my room since I was a kid and I think it helps. I can't sleep without it. I find that when I don't have it (when it breaks/needs a new filter or cleaning) I am stuffed up by morning and my eyes are itchy. I agree with spacecanada, you may need to have it in your room for a few days before you see any difference. The white noise also helps to cover the sounds in my apartment building

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Sarah
Outgrew: Wheat, corn, egg, chicken, to name a few
Sensitive to Milk/Dairy products
Allergic to: Tree nuts, percocet, toradol, environmental allergies and chemical allergies
Migraines caused by scented products, barometric pressure