Primary allergy prevention (Sickness prevention)
- Breastfeeding (nutrition)
- Smoke-free
- Encasings
- Hypoallergenic products (exempt from enzymes and fragrances)
Secondary allergy prevention (prevention for sensitized individuals)
- same as above
- decontamination of rooms (mould)
Tertiary allergy prevention (prevention from after-effects, exacerbation of an allergy)
- same as above
- Hyposensitization
Avoid contact with allergens, for example, by avoiding enzymes
- Avoid enzymes in consumer goods / foodstuffs
- laundry and cleaning detergents - cosmetics - Food products (especially babyfoods)
- Decontamination of dust-mites
- Special cleaning machines - Room cleaning machines - Encasings
- Avoid enzymes in pollens / fungus spores
- Avoid enzymes by using materials which enclose enzymes
- Avoid enzymes and infections by wearing functional clothing
What is meant by the decontamination of dust-mites?
- Mattresses/pillows/quilts (without encasings!) shold be vacuum-cleaned regularly every 3 months
- Mattresses (without encasings!) should be vacuum-cleaned every 4 weeks
- Use anti dust-mite allergy-prevention covers (encasings)
- Wash quilts and pillows every 2-3 months
- Air quilts and pillows daily
- Change all bedlinen regularly once a week
- Select bedframes with feet so the mattress is clear of the floor
- Lay mattresses in the hot sun (heat, ultraviolet rays)
-check: material of the mattress
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