Allergy to dust mites is a year-round problem.

However, often a suspected feather allergy is actually an allergy to dust mites, whose proliferation is encouraged on and around feathers.

The men, whose average age was 61, were given lung function tests and skin tests for allergies to dust mites and pollens from grasses, trees and ragweed.

Atractylodes is used for indigestion, stomachache, bloating, fluid retention, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss due to cancer, allergies to dust mites, and joint pain (rheumatism).

In winter, allergies to dust mites and pet dander often cause a chronically raw or scratchy throat, usually accompanied by an irritating postnasal drip or nasal congestion that results in mouth breathing.