HOUSE DUST MITES MAY BE WHY YOU CAN’T ESCAPE YOUR ALLERGIES
HOUSE DUST MITES MAY BE WHY YOU CAN’T ESCAPE YOUR ALLERGIES
Use the interactive tool below to learn more about house dust mite allergy symptoms. Select each tile to reveal additional information.
Since house dust mites like to be in your pillow and sheets, you’re in close contact with them all night. This may cause symptoms that affect your eyes.
ITCHY, RED, GRITTY, OR WATERY EYES
Your body responds to house dust mites in different ways: you may have extra mucous, swollen nostrils, and other nasal symptoms.
SNEEZING, RUNNY/STUFFY NOSE, ITCHY NOSE
Breathing in house dust mites may cause an allergic reaction that causes sneezing, coughing, runny nose, and/or trouble breathing.
COUGHING, WHEEZING, OR CHEST TIGHTNESS
Find out why you may notice your symptoms more when you’re in certain places.
House dust mites like, well, houses—but really, any kind of indoor space. People with a house dust mite allergy often notice their symptoms more in the morning.
Why?
Some of house dust mites’ favorite places to be are in the pillows and bedding you use at night, as well as any carpeting on the floor or clothing in the closet. They love soft surfaces around the house—upholstered furniture, curtains, etc.
INSIDE
House dust mites like to be inside, but they can still make you miserable when you’re outside, especially if there is something out there that you’re also allergic to.
Why?
House dust mite allergy can make your symptoms from other allergens worse. If you have a house dust mite allergy, treating it can help with your overall allergy symptoms.
OUTSIDE
Your house dust mite allergy symptoms might bother you all year, or you might notice them more at certain times.
Usually, house dust mite allergy symptoms are worse in colder weather. This is because you’re probably spending more time indoors—and around house dust mites.
WINTER & FALL
Symptoms that are worse in warmer weather may or may not be because of house dust mites. Colder weather is usually a sign—but house dust mite allergy can affect you all year long.
SPRING & SUMMER
Year-round symptoms are normal with house dust mite allergy. That’s because they’re nearly impossible to avoid when you’re indoors.
ALL YEAR
Now that you have learned more about house dust mites, it’s time to speak with an allergy doctor!
DUST MITE DIAGNOSIS
TAKE ON DUSTIN
What is ODACTRA?
Selected Important Safety Information about ODACTRA
What is the most important information I should know about ODACTRA?
ODACTRA can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. If any of these symptoms occur, stop taking ODACTRA and immediately seek medical care:- Trouble breathing
- Throat tightness or swelling
- Trouble swallowing or speaking
- Dizziness or fainting
- Rapid or weak heartbeat
- Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Severe flushing or itching of the skin
For home administration of ODACTRA, your doctor should prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe reaction, should one occur. Your doctor will train and instruct you on the proper use of auto-injectable epinephrine.
If you forget to take ODACTRA, do not take two tablets. Take the next tablet at your normal scheduled time the next day. If you miss more than one tablet of ODACTRA, contact your doctor before restarting.
- You have severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma
- You had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: trouble breathing, dizziness or fainting, rapid or weak heartbeat
- You have ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before
- You have ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis
- You are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients in ODACTRA
- You have asthma, depending on how severe it is
- You suffer from lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- You suffer from heart disease such as coronary artery disease, an irregular heart rhythm, or you have hypertension that is not well controlled
- You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during the time you will be taking ODACTRA, or are breast-feeding
- You are unable or unwilling to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction to ODACTRA
- You are taking certain medicines that enhance the likelihood of a severe reaction, or interfere with the treatment of a severe reaction. These medicines include:
- Beta blockers and alpha-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure)
- Cardiac glycosides (prescribed for heart failure or problems with heart rhythm)
- Diuretics (prescribed for heart conditions and high blood pressure)
- Ergot alkaloids (prescribed for migraine headache)
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants (prescribed for depression)
- Thyroid hormone (prescribed for low thyroid activity)
- If you are receiving allergy shots or other immunotherapy under the tongue. Use of more than one of these types of medicines together may increase the likelihood of a severe allergic reaction
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Selected Important Safety Information about ODACTRA
- Trouble breathing
What is ODACTRA?
Selected Important Safety Information about ODACTRA
What is the most important information I should know about ODACTRA?
ODACTRA can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. If any of these symptoms occur, stop taking ODACTRA and immediately seek medical care:- Trouble breathing
- Throat tightness or swelling
- Trouble swallowing or speaking
- Dizziness or fainting
- Rapid or weak heartbeat
- Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Severe flushing or itching of the skin
For home administration of ODACTRA, your doctor should prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe reaction, should one occur. Your doctor will train and instruct you on the proper use of auto-injectable epinephrine.
If you forget to take ODACTRA, do not take two tablets. Take the next tablet at your normal scheduled time the next day. If you miss more than one tablet of ODACTRA, contact your doctor before restarting.
- You have severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma
- You had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: trouble breathing, dizziness or fainting, rapid or weak heartbeat
- You have ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before
- You have ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis
- You are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients in ODACTRA
- You have asthma, depending on how severe it is
- You suffer from lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- You suffer from heart disease such as coronary artery disease, an irregular heart rhythm, or you have hypertension that is not well controlled
- You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during the time you will be taking ODACTRA, or are breast-feeding
- You are unable or unwilling to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction to ODACTRA
- You are taking certain medicines that enhance the likelihood of a severe reaction, or interfere with the treatment of a severe reaction. These medicines include:
- Beta blockers and alpha-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure)
- Cardiac glycosides (prescribed for heart failure or problems with heart rhythm)
- Diuretics (prescribed for heart conditions and high blood pressure)
- Ergot alkaloids (prescribed for migraine headache)
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants (prescribed for depression)
- Thyroid hormone (prescribed for low thyroid activity)
- If you are receiving allergy shots or other immunotherapy under the tongue. Use of more than one of these types of medicines together may increase the likelihood of a severe allergic reaction
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.