For instance, you shouldn’t let your dog sleep in your bed if you’re even a little bit allergic, says Gilbert. “Your immune system is primed to overreact to the allergens,” he says, and your bed becomes an allergen epicenter.
Urdu News You, in turn, breath those harmful particles in for eight hours each night, and that can take a real toll on your system. In fact, a study conducted in Korea found that mice exposed to allergens for a prolonged period showed high levels of harmful inflammation.
It might sound obvious to avoid contact with dogs if you're allergic to them, but dog allergies are way more common than you think. More than half of the population has allergies, and more than a third of those are cat and/or dog allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.