Sneezing

[Rocket]

Hi everyone, I was wondering why I am fine throughout the day and night yet when I wake up either during the night or in a morning I have a "sneezing fit" and a runny nose for about half an hour?

I would say it was an allergic reaction to waking up....but surely this is not the case ;)

[redcrx]

dust allergy perhaps?

Having the windows open at night effects me in the same way. I take hayfever tablets before bed now.

[elpea]

maybe your duvet/mattress/carpet etc don't agree with you cos they're full of dust mites. I had a similar problem and got anti-allergy pillows etc and don't have a carpeted bedroom to keep dust levels down, and it's helped a lot. You can also squish pillows and duvet down into plastic bags and put in the freezer to kill the dust mites.

[eyeshade]

Another tip for you is don't make your bed! Most people make their bed but the bed mites thrive in these conditions, allow your sheet etc. to breath and keep the duvet or sheets off the bed until you need them at nighttime. Sweet Dreams.

[mimififi]

definately a dust mite allergy I'd say. Take an antihistimine before retiring and also as the other posts have said, pull your covers back in the day as the sunlight kills dust mites. Try vacuuming your bed or if you can, purchase a new anti allergy matress. You can also purchase anti allergy covers for pillow and duvets and matresses which go on the items under neath the bed clothes so you don't see them.

Try to cut down on soft furnishings: change the curtains for blinds, maybe take out rugs if you have them and replace the carpet with a hard surface floor eg laminate/floorboard etc.

obviously, you may not be able to do all these things at once, but if the anti histamine works, it would suggest that that is the problem.

it would also be worth seeing your GP as he can prescribe a much stronger antihistimine than over the counter and it is cheaper on prescription as you will probably need it all year round. Also he can arrange allergy testing for you to see if it definately is dust mites.

good luck.