Allergic to Down Comforters?

By Dorothy Medlum

Sneezing and Coughing from sundown to sunup? You could be allergic to Down Comforters.

Many people who have allergies don't have a clue to why they have them. They may feel badly and have signs of discomfort, but they really don't know what is causing there allergy attacks.

Unless you get tested by your allergist, you could be like many of them. However, if you have a down comforter and you find that your allergy attacks are happening at night, it may be that your comforter is the exact source of your allergy.

Get Tested by a Certified Allergist

While lying in your bed at night, you begin coughing, sneezing, and worse symptoms also come, it could be literally any number of things causing you such discomfort.

Pets may have gotten some hair on your pillow or bed covers. If you have plants in your home, it may have been them that have caused this. Only by getting treated by the allergist can you be sure of your allergies and be assured that you indeed have an allergy to down comforters.

If you can't afford to see an allergist at this time, there is still some help for you. The first thing you should do is start by switching your bed covers for a few nights. If you replace your comforter with a bed spread, and you awake to feeling great without any symptoms, chances are; you are allergic to your comforter.

The allergy to down comforters is from the down feathers that make the down so soft. This down isn't only found in comforters, it is also found in pillows and other things made for the bed to be designed to be soft as possible.

All is Not Lost You can Still be Comfortable at Night

If you have now replaced your down comforter with a substitute, and you are no longer experiencing those awful attacks, then you were allergic to your comforter. You don't have to suffer or be uncomfortable, they make imitation down comforters, and they are filled with fiberfill that is non-allergenic. You can get one, and it is comfortable too.

Imitation down comforters are available that help you sleep well at night without the irritation of an allergy. These comforters are made of materials that don't cause you reactions but that are still soft enough to have a comfortable bed and not to miss the real thing. Making a few changes will help you to still have a comfortable bed without having to suffer with your allergy to down comforters.

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