How To Avoid Nighttime Allergies and Sleep Better Make an Appointment Ask a Question Search Conditions National Jewish Health allergy expert Carah Santos, MD, shares techniques for combating allergies at night when you are sleeping. Avoidance measures include keeping pets out of the bedroom, closing windows, and using nasal sinus rinses. Related Videos What is Oral Allergy Syndrome? What’s the Secret to Surviving Spring Allergies? Wet Wraps Cut Need For Drugs In Kids With Eczema Learn How to Use an EpiPen -- It Could Save a Life Eczema and Bathing What Causes Eczema? What is Eczema and How Is it Treated? Tips to Help Kids Cope with the Emotional Challenges of Eczema 6 Nasal Rinse Myths Busted All You Need to Know About Allergies What Are Hives and What Can You Do About Them? Insect Sting Allergies: What You Need to Know What Are Pollen Allergies and How Can You Manage Them? Annual Grass Walk Teaches National Jewish Health Allergy Fellows About Pollens What Is the Allergic March? What Are Pet Allergies and How Do You Live with Them? When Harmless Molds Cause Allergic Reactions What You Need to Know About Dust Mite Allergy How is Drug Allergy Different Than Drug Intolerance? Home Treatment for Insect Stings & Bites Video Transcript Many springtime allergy sufferers suffer from poor sleep as well. Avoidance measures are key, so keeping the windows closed in the home can really help prevent the pollens from entering the bedroom. If you have pets, keeping the pets strictly outside the bedroom, since they may have brought pollens from outdoors into your bedroom, is also very important. And also taking your medications at nighttime. And using nasal sinus rinses can also help wash out your navel passages and sinuses from any pollens you may have inhaled during the day. Want to use this on your website? Fill out the content usage request form and then copy this code: