Spring is often the worst season of the year for allergies. That’s because plants and flowers are in full bloom, and many common allergens like pollen and ragweed are released into the air outside. Springtime allergies are bad enough on their own, but there are certain water quality issues that can make your symptoms even worse. Today we’re going to talk about how your home’s water quality can affect your seasonal allergies and why installing a water treatment system can help alleviate your symptoms!
Drinking water can help improve allergy symptoms
Dehydration slows down the body’s natural healing process, which can make allergy symptoms worse and last for a longer period of time. As a result, drinking a lot of water is a great way to minimize the effects that allergens have on your body. Unfortunately, as you’ll see below, some common water contaminants can worsen the effects of allergies. This leads to a catch-22: drinking lots of water can improve allergy symptoms, but contaminants in that water can make those symptoms worse.
Water quality issues that can worsen allergy symptoms
- Chlorine. Chlorine is found in most public water supplies, because it is the disinfectant that is most commonly used by water treatment plants around the country. The problem with chlorine when it comes to allergy symptoms is that exposure to chlorine leads to many of the same symptoms as those caused by seasonal allergies: breathing problems, dry skin and itchy eyes, just to name a few. As a result, exposure to chlorine in tap water, especially in the shower, can make allergy symptoms even worse.
- Hard water. One of the biggest effects that hard water has on your body is that it dries out your skin. This can cause severe irritation problems for people who suffer from allergies, because dry skin tends to amplify allergy symptoms like itchy eyes, sore noses and sore throats.
- Chemicals. Many of the chemicals that commonly show up in tap water affect your immune system and your body’s ability to heal itself. If your home’s water contains any of these chemicals, your allergy symptoms can get more severe and last longer than usual.
Install a water treatment system to help alleviate allergy symptoms at home
By installing a water treatment system in your home, you can avoid the catch-22 that we described above. You can get all of the allergy-reducing benefits of drinking lots of water without worrying about being exposed to the contaminants that we listed above. No matter what type of system you install, we suggest that you choose a whole-house system so that you have clean water for showering and at every tap in your home.
If you have any questions about the effects water quality can have on allergy symptoms, or if you’d like a water system serviced or installed in your home, contact North Carolina Water Consultants, your water softener and water filtration system dealer in North and South Carolina. We provide service all over the Carolinas, including towns like Charlotte, Davidson and Mooresville, NC.
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