Help!when I visit my grandma's apartment I have alot of trouble with my asthma and congestion

I need some help and suggestions.
Whenever I visit my grandma at her apartment I experience alot of asthma problems. I wheeze and cough and my nose becomes real congested. My son and I, Spend alot of overnights at my grandma's. In the middle of the night I am interrupted with chough and wheezing and a congested nose. When waking in morning I have a huge amount of nose congestion and coughing. Any suggestions,ideas, for me please Thankyou.

Thanks Strawb,

 No I haven't witnessed any mold, dust in her apartment. In fact she is very clean, and the carpet isn't that old. So, I am stunned at what could be causing me so many problems when I am over there. I am going there Thursday for Thanksgiving so I am going to pay attention to anything that stricks me that could be contributing to the problem. Thankyou, STRAWB for the advice and replying. It is a mystery. I have no clue to what could be triggering the syptoms. Her apartment is always so clean and organized nothing that seems to act up my  nose and asthma. We will see how it goes Thanksgiving. Thanks again have a great Thanksgiving. Brandi.

 hankyou, pegleg for you suggestions. I appreciate any help I can get on here. I have had allergy testing done about 8months ago. Everything turned out negative. But, I do have some skin allergies. I have had mild/moderate asthma for 5 yrs. I can't figure out what is triggering my nose and asthma at my grandma's apartment. Everytime I am there this happens. Exact pattern everytime. I have never used a nebulizer. I wonder if that would help me. Do you have any other suggestions for me? Thanks, have a nice day! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Josey,

Thanks, for reply. My grandma, doesn't wear much perfume. It is not strong smelling. I take along my Albuterol inhaler with chamber spacer. I take the medication when I need it. I am thinking about asking my allergist for a nebulizer. The asthma attack usually occurs when I am laying down at my grandma's house. Then during the night it wakes me up the asthma trouble. The Albuterol medication has helped pretty much everytime. Brandi.

Thankyou, achoo for the advice. I do have a air purifer at home. I will take it with me the next time I go to my grandma's. I see my allergist December 13th for checkup. Hope all is well. Brandi.

Hi Brandi,I think that air cleaner will work well for you! Let us know how you fare.
Hugs Shirley

Some people are allergic to cockroach dust. This does not mean that your g'mother has roaches. Just about all older bldgs have some sort of bugs which die inbetween the walls, disintegrate, & the a/c & heater vents pick up the "dust" and distributes it throughout the house. My son is allergic to cockroach dust & I'm a clean-aholic. He always ended up in the hospital in Oct & March/April. Halloween & Easter occurs during this time period and since he's allergic to cockroach dust (found in chocolate candy) his exacerbations were full blown! He quit choc candy and his asthma attacks diminished. I couldn't eat chocolate for over a year. Now I simply call it my "protein!" Hope you find the answer to your problem soon. You might want to talk to your MD about being on routine txs right before, during, & shortly after your visits to curtail your exacerbations. If an MDI is used w/spacer and correctly, it is just as effective as a nebulizer. Your local ALA might have the Krames on Demand Program which shows pts step-by-step of using an MDI w/spacer.

Reginator, thanks for reply. I do have an air purifier. I use it in my home. Haven't brought it over to my grandma's. I would like any information you can give me. Brandi.