Cold weather, Christmas trees, and dust: Why your allergies may flare up this Christmas

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Cold weather, Christmas trees, and dust: Why your allergies may flare up this Christmas  Real Christmas trees can release dormant mould once they’re brought indoors, while dusty decorations and time spent inside with pets can trigger sneezing and itchy eyes.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/29/cold-weather-christmas-trees-and-dust-why-your-allergies-may-flare-up-this-christmas  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00so the more time we spend indoors especially as the temperatures get colder the most common

00:19indoor allergens are typically dust mite and then of course your animals like pets cats dogs

00:25guinea pigs what have you so there's something called Christmas tree syndrome and it is related

00:37to when you pick up a fresh Christmas tree from the farm there are mold spores in there that are

00:43dormant the molds typically are dormant when it the temperatures are cold and then as you bring

00:48the Christmas tree indoors and there's more humidity and warmth it can actually activate mold spores you

00:54can also get symptoms from artificial products like artificial trees or your decorations in the

00:59home if they've been stored in areas where dust might accumulate as well the typical allergy symptoms

01:07would be runny nose itchy eyes sneezing congestion as well intranasal steroids or antihistamines can

01:21be helpful as well as oral antihistamines and then eye drops are also an option as well if eye symptoms

01:27are bothersome and then the third option would be immunotherapy which for some people is kind of the

01:33more long-term curative treatment by desensitizing your body to what you're allergic to

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