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[quote=Anonymous]Not for me, although as a 40-something I've noticed that the worst years for me were adolescence and young adulthood. Brutal. My young adult teen has had bad allergies every year since his early teens, I hope it will progressively get better for him as he ages. My second kid is a young teen and so far has reacted slightly less severely, so I suppose it varies in families.

You can mitigate a lot by tweaking your lifestyle, OP. My kids are allergic to pollen, dust mites and cats (they also have food allergies). We're a shoes off household, and they don't lie on their beds in their street clothes. They brush their hair carefully (can't wash hair every night). Year-round, their mattresses and pillows are encased in special anti-dust-mite covers. We have hardwood throughout and have gotten rid of all our carpets, haven of dust mites, pollen and dirt in general. We wear cozy shearling slippers inside the house when it's cold. The stuffed animals stay in the bedrooms and don't come downstairs. I vacuum often. We cannot open the windows in the spring, unless there's an intense downpour that clears the air of pollen. I bought an air filter instead, and older DS got the same for his dorm room, which he keeps very clean as well. DS also has severe ragweed allergies in the fall that trigger asthma attacks, so he has to be careful with that.

We still have to get the allergy shots for DS. Apparently the allergies can come back after a while, but it might be worth it.

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