Expert warns that your appliances could be making your allergies worse

Few things can ruin a beautiful day quite as quickly as a bad dose of and you could well be suffering more than you need to.

An estimated 13 million people across the UK suffer from hayfever, which is characterised by symptoms such as sneezing, itchy or watery eyes, a runny nose, and throat pain. Although hayfever doesn't cause any serious problems, it can be extremely irritating, not to mention disruptive to your daily routine.

Sleeping on a warm night with a blocked nose can feel utterly impossible, while sunbathing during lazy afternoons in the garden can feel positively hellish if you can't stop itching your eyes.

Now, an expert has advised consumers to make sure they look out for -reducing appliances when shopping for products such as and dryers.

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LG Home Appliance product director, Minhyuk Kwon, warned: "It’s a well-known fact that pollen is very good at getting on and clinging to our clothes, therefore, to have allergy-reducing within your home appliances, means there’s no need to worry about lingering pollen forcing your allergies to continuously flair up."

According to Kwon, LG’s range of allergy-reducing home appliances can eliminate 99.9 per cent of allergens and bacteria that all too often cling to clothing. This works by allergen dissolution, whereby "the optimal temperature dissolves allergens from the clothes", and Allergen Reduction, when "dissolved allergens are drained out during rinse and spin cycles".

This comes as LG commissioned research demonstrates the extent to which Brits will go to rid themselves of any germs and manage frustrating allergy symptoms. Nearly half of those polled (49 per cent) reported that they opt for more frequent showers, while 37 per cent revealed that they wash their clothes the moment they get home in order to banish any pollen or dust.

A further 14 per cent of people shared how they spray their clothing using a disinfectant spray every single day, while 13 per cent even go as far as to wash their clothes on a twice-daily basis.

Detailing how hayfever is triggered, associate medical director at Vitality, recently explained, “The allergic response happens when the lining of the nose becomes sensitised to specific triggers like pollen. When exposed to these triggers, histamine and other inflammatory substances are released, which affect nerve endings and blood vessels, leading to the typical symptoms of .

"It impacts individuals based on their unique mix of genetic factors and environmental exposures.”

Dr Godeseth also advised that there are as many as 30 different types of pollen that can cause hay fever, clarifying that it is possible to be allergic to various types.

With this in mind, she suggested: “Make a note of when your symptoms are at their worst so you can take preventative measures. Tree pollen tends to be released between March and April, grass pollen between May and July, and weed pollen between June and August.”

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