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A 32-year-old member asked:
How can you get rid of pet dander for asthma?
3 doctor answers • 14 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sean McGheeanswered
Allergy and Immunology 25 years experience
Bathing/Cleaning: While nothing works as well as simply not having a cat or dog in the first place, you can dramatically reduce the amount of dander by bathing the animal twice per week, vacuuming with a filtered vacuum, having hard polished floors and using a hepa air filter in key rooms. However, this is a significant amount of work, and it will still take about four months for the dander to disappear.
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Dr. Andrew Murphyanswered
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Very difficult: It is very difficult to get rid of pet allergen , particularly cat or dog allergen, unless the animal is removed from the home. There have been various washing techniques proposed but these are very short lived fixes ( last only a matter of hours). Hepa filtration has not been very effective either.
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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett commented
Pediatrics 40 years experience
If you choose not to get rid of your pet, keep them out of the bedroom where many people spend 8-10 hrs a night. Minimize allergens as much as possible in the bedroom.
Mar 11, 2012
Dr. Steven Machtingeranswered
Allergy and Immunology 46 years experience
Get rid of pet: The only way to get rid of pet dander is to move your pet outdoors...& never let them back inside even in inclement weather. I know this sounds cruel. Sadly its true. What about dogs with hair? The composition of hair & fur is the same. Hairs are shed individually. Fur is all shed around the same time - spring & fall - so you get sudden increases in the home. Dander comes from saliva & skin cells.
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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett commented
Pediatrics 40 years experience
If getting rid of a pet is not an option, keep them out of the bedroom where most people spend 8-10+ hours daily. Also minimize other allergens in the bedroom.
Mar 11, 2012
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Can you get rid of asthma completely?
2 doctor answers • 11 doctors weighed in
Dr. Alex Martinezanswered
Specializes in Allergy
Probably not: Because asthma has a genetic component to it, in most cases you can't get "rid" of or "outgrow" asthma, you can only control it. Remember, asthma is inflammation, and studies suggest that even when patients feel fine and have no asthma symptoms there is likely some underlying inflammation present in the airways at all times. Conditions that mimic asthma (like bronchitis) can resolve completely.
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Dr. Michael P Vaughn commented
Allergy and Immunology 36 years experience
If a specific case of asthma is caused primarily by allergies, then allergy shots could induce a long term remission or "cure" of the asthma
Nov 10, 2011
Dr. Maziar Rezvani commented
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
Any chronic inflammatory condition is rarely fully resolved despite clinical resolution (lack of symptoms)
Nov 23, 2011
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