Dust allergy affects about ten percent of world’s population. The dust allergy symptoms are similar to the symptoms of hay fever. Around ninety percent of asthma patients are also allergic to dust mite. As the dust mite lives with us in our house it becomes a very difficult tusk to live with dust allergy symptoms.

Dust allergy is the main cause of allergic rhinitis or rhinitis that persists through out the year. The dust allergy symptoms intensify when you are cleaning the house or changing the bed or sofa covers.The symptoms of dust allergy mainly affect the respiratory function.The symptoms may include:

• Persistent stuffy nose and ears
• Repeated sneezing upon awakening
• Atopic Dermatitis
• Runny nose
• Skin rashes and itching in different parts of the body
• Post nasal drip
• Crusting of eyelids
• Dark circle around the eyes or allergic shiners
• Allergic salute(persistent upward nose rubbing)
• Conjunctivitis
• Itching in throat
• Pain and pressure in the face

In case of dust allergies it is seen that the symptoms become worse at night and are better during day time. Again there is considerable improvement when the patient moves outside of his house for some time. Dust allergy symptoms, unlike some other allergies, persist almost through out the year and can cause the patient a great deal of uneasiness and discomfort. The dust allergy symptoms are not seasonal.

For those who are suffering from asthma the presence of dust mite will exasperate the symptoms and the patients will suffer great uneasiness .They may experience increased wheezing and coughing, difficulty in breathing and even lung congestion and chest pain which can become dangerous in some cases and needs doctor’s help. The symptoms of dust allergy can vary from person to person.Some people may experience mild symptoms and they do not feel the need to see a doctor.But other people may experience a lot of difficulties with dust allergy symptoms and they may need doctor’s help and medicine to combat the symptoms.