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By Mayo Clinic staff

To keep mold allergy symptoms at bay, take these measures:

  • Sleep with your windows closed to keep out outdoor mold. The concentration of airborne mold spores is greatest at night, when the weather is cool and damp.
  • If you must rake leaves, mow your lawn or work around compost, consider wearing a dust mask over your nose and mouth to keep mold spores out.
  • Don't go outdoors immediately after a rainstorm, or in foggy or damp weather, or when the published mold count is high.

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Sept. 27, 2008

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