Allergy Proof Your Bedroom – Step 1: Encase Your Bedding

Allergies, asthma, COPD. These three common respiratory problems can all cause problems while we sleep. While these conditions in an of themselves are the mechanism, the actual culprit triggering them is often found in your bedding – dust mites. These…

AchooAllergy White Sale 2016 – Save 20% on Allergy Bedding

It’s February, and you know what that means? It’s time for the Annual AchooAllergy.com White Sale! For a limited time, take 20% off ALL allergy bedding products. If you’re not currently looking for allergy bedding, replace your pillows, blankets, comforters,…

Can Prenatal Vitamin D Reduce Asthma?

Vitamin D has long been a part of prenatal care. Often administered in supplements, vitamin D is critical in maintaining the health of the unborn child and mother. A 2011 study showed only positive benefits of taking up to 4000…

Mask Breathability and Heat While Exercising

We field a pretty wide variety of fitness information, regularly, but there are two I wanted to go over today. The first is, do cold weather masks help? The second question generally revolves around face mask breathability, particularly with regard…

Miele C2 and C1 Annual Kits Now Available

Last week we rolled out several of the new Miele vacuum cleaner annual maintenance kits. This week, we’ve finished all kits and have them available on the site. In addition to C3 (premium canister) and U1 (upright) vacuum kits, there…

Early Detection of Allergies – It’s In the Blood

Solving any good mystery is a bit like a pulling a string. You begin to pull and more and more string follows, but the goal is always the same, to find the beginning. Allergy research is a lot like this.…

Woods Donates to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Asthma Initiatives

In the past we’ve mentioned how former NFL running back Ickey Woods & asthma are linked by the tragic story of his son, Jovante Woods. Since that time, Ickey has spent much of his energy raising money for asthma awareness…

New – Miele Vacuum Annual FilterBag Kits

If you own a Miele vacuum cleaner, it’s not hard to forget that they do require some regular maintenance. With some of the longest lasting parts (belts, hoses, housing, and motor) around, “regular” maintenance is often less… regular than you…

Study Links Asthma to Shingles

In 2013, the National Institute of Health published the results of a study in which they took a closer look at the link between childhood asthma and herpes zoster virus, more commonly known as “shingles”. In this study, they were…

New Blueair Pro Air Purifiers

While Blueair has long been known as a top residential air purifier brand, their products have never really been geared towards larger office settings. In reality, most air purifier companies design products means for use in a single room, most…

Last Chance for Cyber Monday Savings!

Tonight is your last chance to take advantage of Cyber Monday Savings and take 15% off your favorite allergy relief products and environmental control appliances. From top rated HEPA air purifiers and relief providing humidifiers to HEPA vacuum cleaners and…

Pre-Black Friday Freebies – Stadler Form Humidifiers

Is the furnace in your home drying everything out? Waking up with a sore throat, dry sinuses, and itchy skin? Were you considering a home humidifier to relieve these symptoms? If you were, now might be the perfect time to…

Combat Fall Insects – Basement/Crawlspace Dehumidifiers

After what seemed like a month of perpetual gray, rainy, damp weather, the sun made it’s first appearance in the Southeast. While the temperatures aren’t yet cold enough to drive away the insects, all the additional moisture means the outdoors…

New – Airfree Air Sanitizers

It’s not often that we add new air purifiers brands to our lineup. Granted, it is a lot of work, but the reality is the proliferation of new brands and models in the air purifier market has largely been a…

New – Reliable Brio 500CC Steam Cleaner

While still available, Reliable is phasing out their existing line of steam cleaners. This includes canister style models like the Enviromate as well as the mainstay, the T1 Steamboy. Over the last few months, new models have been trickling out…

2015 Fall Allergy Tips – Halloween

With October quickly drawing to a close, there are a few news and notes worth mentioning. For people with allergies and asthma, ragweed is wreaking havoc, particularly in the south. Drier conditions have helped to create an ideal situation for…

Breast Cancer Awareness: Allergies and Cancer

From ads in magazines and on television to even NFL games, November’s color is pink. Over the last several years, Breast Cancer Awareness month (November) has been synonymous with pink ribbons and pink in all types of ads and even…

Joaquin Flood Cleanup

In the wake of Joaquin, a lot of families throughout the mid-Atlantic have been left with a terrible task ahead – flood cleanup. We’ve seen the dramatic footage on the nightly news, homes underwater, vehicles and streets completely swept away,…

Dirty Dorm Giveaway – Free Amaircare Roomaid!

At this point, most college students have struggled their way through the first set of midterms of the academic year. Which means, they should be well on the path to recovery after that mid-semester swoon. In addition to generally ignoring…

Free Miele HEPA Filter 2015!

For a limited time you get a bonus with every Miele vacuum cleaner purchase – a FREE Miele HEPA filter. What does that mean for you? It means when you buy a Miele HEPA vacuum cleaner you won’t have to…

AchooAllergy.com New Website!

If you’ve visited us recently, you might have noticed a big change, the AchooAllergy.com new website! It has taken months of work, but we recently relaunched our website with a whole new design and features. While it is not complete…

Asthma Awareness Month 2015

May is finally here, and for many of us, it means a relative slowdown in the tree pollen that’s been plaguing our nose, throats, and airways for the last two months. Personally, I’m just happy that here in Georgia, the…

Viaskin Peanut Allergy Patch Fast Tracked by FDA

Over the last few years there has been a lot of “good starts” when it comes to novel treatments of allergies and asthma. From a vaccine for cat allergies to bronchial thermoplasty for asthmatics, there have been a myriad of…

Check Your Filters – Spring To-Do List

Spring allergy season is in full swing. How do I know this, you ask? Easy. When the sneezing around the office sounds like a veritable spring symphony. When the tissue box is always empty. When the gunk coming out of…

Just in Time for Spring, Free Amaircare Filters

Are you considering doing something about your spring allergies and the pollen that is filling the air? Now may be a great time to consider one of the three Amaircare HEPA air purifiers. In a variety of sizes, Amaircare air…

Spring Allergies Arrive… Just in Time for Easter!

As the weather begins to warm again, that most joyous time of year is nearly upon us – spring! Sunshine, warm temperatures, daffodils, and blooming plants of all varieties. It’s official, spring allergies arrive… and just in time for Easter!…

News and Notes in Allergies, Asthma, & MCS

Last week, we took a little time off from posting. As you may have noticed, Miele is completely renaming their entire line of HEPA vacuum cleaners, and it’s been created a lot of new work for us. But it’s Tuesday,…

Miele Upright Vacuums Best Again!

It is almost like an annual rite of passage now. I’ll write up an article about a product and certain rankings published by a leading consumer testing agency. Then you get to guess who I’m talking about. I could make…

Ask an Allergist – Dr. Mardiney – Spring 2015

Though we’ve taken a bit of a hiatus, our favorite allergist, Dr. Mardiney, is back to answer some of your allergy and asthma related questions. Up today for Ask an Allergist are some questions regarding hidden allergens and triggers in…

BPS A Replacement for BPA?

Over the last few years, we’ve discussed BPA (Bisphenol-A), particularly with regard to its potential adverse effects as an endocrine disrupter. While there are plenty of substances in our lives that also fall into this category, the ubiquitous nature of…

Focus on the Medication: What Are Corticosteroids

This week, we’re going to take a look at medications, more specifically, the two classes of drugs most commonly prescribed for those coping with asthma. When it comes to asthma there is one basic, but large division, between treatment medications.…

Free 2nd Day Delivery – SEBO D4 Vacuum

More and more people are choosing the SEBO D4 canister vacuum cleaner as the way to keep their home cleaner and healthier for years to come. With a durable ABS shell, powerful suction, and S-Class filtration, the SEBO D4 puts…

Annual AchooAllergy White Sale… and More?

As many of you know, each February we have an Annual AchooAllergy White Sale, where you can take 15% off any bedding item we offer. From custom mattresses and luxury down pillows to all types of dust mite bedding covers…

Can Cold Cause a Cold?

If you grew up with a mom like mine, you probably heard this quite a bit while growing up. “Put your coat on or you’ll catch a cold!” If not that specific phrase, you can insert whatever article of clothing…

Price Increase Coming Soon – AirPura Air Purifiers

Price Increase Coming Soon – AirPura Air Purifiers _One way you always know it's January around here is that manufacturers send out all of their updated pricing for the year. Some are better than others about letting people know about…

Confused about ACH and Air Purifier Coverage?

As many of you who have shopped or browsed our site have seen, there's a section on each product page where we field your specific questions about products. All are answered and many posted back to the website to help…

New Hope For Eradicating Bed Bugs

In the rush of the holiday season, you, like me, may have missed an interesting story about bed bugs. I don't blame you though. Bed bugs are repulsive little beasts. If you thought the idea of millions of microscopic dust…

Extreme Cold Spells Trouble for Asthmatics

The last few days have been like a sucker punch to much of the country. Extreme cold, and in some places heavy snow, have ushered in the new year in a way most of us would rather just forget. In…

New Year’s, Cedar Allergies, and Resolutions

New Year's, Cedar Allergies, and Resolutions _A new year is a fresh start, a clean slate, so why didn't old problems get the memo? For many, the new year kicks off a new struggle with allergies. The colder temperatures usually…

Got Germs? Get the AirPura UV600 Antimicrobial Air Purifier

As the second of the new additions to our AirPura HEPA air purifier offering, the UV600 places the focus of filtration on microbes, bacteria, and viruses. With flu season in full force, the time is right to take a look…

How An Air Purifier Filter is Like a Night Club

Yes, I know what you're thinking. How could an air purifier be anything like a night club? When you think about some of the different layers of filtration, you have some of the usual suspects that you may find at…

Specialized VOC Filtration in New AirPura C600DLX

Since we first introduced them this spring, the AirPura line of HEPA air purifiers has been steadily climbing in popularity. With the largest coverage area of any residential air purifier, the quietest operation, and a simplistic yet highly effective design,…

Last Day to Save 15% & Win $500 VISA

Today is your last chance to take advantage of our Black Friday/Cyber Monday savings. You have until midnight tonight to take 15% off your purchase by using promo code SHOP14 when you check out. Take 15% off air purifiers, HEPA…

The Ickey Shuffle – Ickey Woods & Asthma Awareness

Being an Ohio native, though admittedly not a big Bengals fan, I found the recent Geico ad featuring Ickey Woods hilarious. I watched Woods run the ball for years with the Bengals, but seeing him do his ‘Ickey Shuffle’ then…

Black Friday Sale & $500 Gift Card Drawing

It's finally here, our annual AchooAllergy.com Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale! This year we are offering 15% off your order, AND each order enters you into a drawing for a $500 prepaid VISA gift card.* _Shop now until middnight on December…

Tis The Season: Nuts & Alcohol

As the season of family get togethers and office parties draws nearer, now is a great time to go over a few things regarding foods allergies and two things that commonly appear at these types of gatherings – alcohol and…

Cold Weather Faucet – Red Nose in Winter

If you spend any amount of time outdoors like when you’re in Barrie, particularly during the winter when the temperatures and dip to around or below freezing, you may notice your nose changes. Normally our noses range in function (or…

TB Treatment, Evolving Role of Bacteria

As research continues to point to the links between some of the tiniest organisms on the planet and our health, we learn more and more regarding the vital role microbes play in the immune response. From allergies to skin conditions…

New for Winter, Allergy Armor Polartec Fleece Blankets

Just in time for winter, we're rolling out the new and improved Allergy Armor fleece blankets. You may remember the original microfleece blankets. While both the original and the our latest versions were both Polartec fleece, there are several differences…

Humidity and Fall: A Lesson in Flip-Flopping

A comedian I greatly enjoy once described fall like this, …the weather is completely nonsense. You don