{"id":5716,"date":"2010-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5716"},"modified":"2010-09-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T00:00:00","slug":"kids-allergies-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/kids-allergies-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergies and Why Kids Get Sicker at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=justify>A recent Parenting.com article featured on <i>CNN Health<\/i> discusses <a href='http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/HEALTH\/09\/13\/kids.sicker.at.night\/index.html' target='_blank'>why kids get sicker at night<\/a> and points out that one reason is asthma and allergies.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Santiago Martinez, a pediatric allergist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Florida State University Medical School in Tallahassee, describes why asthma symptoms worsen at night: &#8216;The body&#39;s level of cortisol drops at night, and cortisol has some preventive effects on asthma.&#8217; Conversely, histamine levels rise at night, exacerbating  allergy and asthma symptoms. In addition, dust mite allergen and pet dander are often present in higher concentrations in children&#39;s rooms, increasing exposure during sleep. <\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/www.parenting.com\/'>Parenting.com<\/a> offers the following tips for helping allergic and\/or asthmatic children through tough nights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antihistamines, which should only be used in consultation with your child&#39;s doctor, can alleviate symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>Consider immunotherapy shots, which slowly build immunity to allergens.<\/li>\n<li>For asthmatic children, have a bronchodilator on-hand at all times. Peak flow meters to monitor your child&#39;s breathing and medications are also important to have on-hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8216;Preventing steps to reduce allergens can go a long way, too,&#8217; writes Laura Flynn McCarthy, who recommends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keeping the child&#39;s windows closed to reduce pollen exposure.<\/li>\n<li>Banning pets from the child&#39;s bedroom.<\/li>\n<li>Using<a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/bedding.asp'> allergy-proof covers<\/a> on bedding. <\/li>\n<li>Using a <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/vacuumcleaners.asp'>HEPA vacuum cleaner<\/a> and vacuuming your child&#39;s bedroom and the home frequently.<\/li>\n<li>Using a <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/airpurifiers.asp'>HEPA air filter<\/a> in the bedroom to minimize allergen exposure.<\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/cool-mist-humidifiers.asp'>Cool-mist humidifiers<\/a> to help ease respiratory congestion. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For allergy products specially designed for children, see our <a href='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/kids.asp'>Child Allergy and Asthma<\/a> page.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent Parenting.com article featured on CNN Health discusses why kids get sicker at night and points out that one reason is asthma and allergies. Dr. Santiago Martinez, a pediatric allergist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Florida State&hellip; <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}