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<\/h2>\nAn environmental allergy occurs when your immune system reacts to an otherwise harmless substance and produces histamine in order to fight the substance off. Histamine can make you cough, cause your eyes to itch and make your throat scratchy. While many experiences these symptoms during certain seasons, an allergy to mold can be year-round.<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\nMold is a type of fungus. To reproduce, mold creates seeds called spores, which travel through the air. Inhaling these spores into your lungs is what can cause an allergic reaction.<\/p>\n
Mold lives indoors and outside, usually in a moist environment. This includes rotting logs, fallen leaves, compost piles and grass. Unlike pollen, mold does not die with the first frost. But most outdoor molds do become inactive in the winter. Indoor sources of mold, which include bathrooms, kitchens and basements, can be present any time of year.<\/p>\n
There are many types of mold, but only a few dozen cause an allergic reaction<\/a>.<\/p>\n Like other environmental allergens, mold allergy symptoms include:<\/p>\n Since mold allegories occur when you breathe in mold spores, many also experience asthma. When the spores reach the lungs, a chemical reaction takes place. This reaction can happen immediately or be delayed, leading to nasal congestion or worsening asthma over time.<\/p>\n Your symptoms can get worse when spending time in a damp basement or other room with mold.<\/p>\n Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a more severe allergic reaction to mold that some patients experience. This occurs when you have both an allergic and an inflammatory response to mold spores and can cause severe wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n After a review of your symptoms and medical history, your doctor will order a skin and\/or blood test in order to diagnose an allergy to mold.<\/p>\n There is no cure to a mold allergy. That being said, there are a number of ways to prevent or lessen your mold exposure, thus eliminating your symptoms.<\/p>\n When mold counts are high, you can decrease the amount of spores you inhale by limiting your time outside. And when cutting the grass, gardening or raking up leaves, wear a mask.<\/p>\nWhat Are Common Mold Allergy Symptoms?<\/h2>\n
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How Is a Mold Allergy Diagnosed?<\/h2>\n
How to Prevent Allergic Reactions<\/h2>\n
Outdoor Exposure<\/h3>\n
Indoor Exposure<\/h3>\n