Are there dust mites in colorado

Fort Collins, CO. Greeley, CO. Year round symptoms due to dust mites are experienced by millions of people. Dust mite allergens can be found throughout your house but most often live in warm, humid environments including beds, carpet, and upholstered furniture.

These allergens can trigger a variety of symptoms including nasal, ocular, pulmonary, and skin inflammation.

Because of this heterogeneity, diagnosis can be difficult. If dust mite or other indoor allergies are suspected, patients should consult a board certified allergist for further evaluation. Considering that humidity levels in Colorado can sometimes be single digits, that is good news for the OP. I found nothing about them being susceptible to elevation levels.

Evergreen is a nice place and just a short commute to Denver. I'm not sure if you know the Denver Foothills area but Evergreen is a higher elevation meaning our bug population you mentioned you had some sensitivities is very low.

Our winter are pretty mild as well for as high as we are about ' in most areas. You can jump on I70 and shoot down to Denver in minutes depending on where you are going.

Another town to try is Conifer, Colorado. The homes are a little less expensive and if you are in the corridor you can get on and get "down the hill" very quickly as well.

Originally Posted by Robadi9may. Denver can be a tricky place for allergies for a few reasons. Being so close to the dense pine and juniper covering the foothills, there is a massive amount of tree pollen released in the spring.

At times it looks like fine snow coming down as clumps of sticky pollen fall at night against street lights. A fine yellow powder sticks like volcanic ash to windshields of cars parked near the foothills. The lack of frequent rainfall other than freak rain events like Sept'13 to wash the streets clean means the pollen blows around for weeks.

But, juniper is notorious for being a universal irritant - even if you weren't allergic to anything before, after a couple seasons exposure to a lot of people are bothered by it. As bad as it is, I've had severe allergic reactions to ragweed, and juniper pollen is less by significant amount, but the season is longer, all spring and most of the summer. Last edited by A1eutian; at PM.. Thank you everyone for sharing your experience. We have come to the conclusion that Denver is not a magic place where allergies are going to be taken care of and there might be other unseen challenges.

Currently we have decided to stay in Minneapolis till we have a job here. But we will be open to relocation if a better job comes our way so we can move out of Minnesota.

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