What Are Environmental Allergies In Children?
Environmental allergies are allergies to things in the child’s environment; generally speaking, these do not include allergies to pollens and their seasonal allergies, which are categorized differently; environmental allergies in children refers more towards things found in the physical environment of the home, school, etc. Theoretically, environmental allergens are things that can be removed, but in reality that can be very difficult. There is some cross-over between seasonal allergies and environmental allergies in children; some of the allergens that cause seasonal allergies become trapped in the home or physical environment and therefore may be categorized as both a seasonal and an environmental allergen. For example, pollen is truthfully a seasonal allergen, but when pollen accumulates inside the home, it can be considered an environmental allergen; even after the season has passed for that allergen, an environmental allergy to the pollen can remain inside the home. In addition to
