Air Sampling
Home Air Testing with Lab Verified results
Accurate allergy care begins with understanding what you are actually breathing. Air sampling with PollyKit provides location specific data on airborne pollen, mold spores, and other particles present in your home or outdoor environment. By measuring real exposure rather than relying solely on regional reports, we can make more precise treatment decisions and improve long term allergy control.
Location Specific Data for More Precise Allergy Care
For years, allergy treatment decisions have relied heavily on public pollen reports. While helpful, these reports are typically based on limited collection sites, historical averages, and broad regional data. In Arizona, a single primary collection station has often represented conditions for an entire metropolitan area. This approach does not account for neighborhood level variation, microclimates, or indoor air quality.
After observing inconsistencies between reported pollen counts and patient symptoms, Lindsey began investigating further. She developed a practical, affordable home air sampling system to measure what patients were actually breathing in their own environments. The findings were significant. Samples collected just a few miles apart on the same day revealed markedly different pollen and mold concentrations. This helped explain why some patients did not respond as expected to standard treatment protocols based solely on regional data.
How Air Sampling With Pollykit Works?
1. Hang Outdoors or Indoors
Hang your Polly Spinner in any room or outside (48 hours recommended)
2. Mail It Back
Mail it back in the included prepaid envelope
3. Get Your Report
We analyze pollen, mold, and other particles under the microscope and upload your report online
Data Driven Allergy Care with a Personal Perspective
The founder of Carefree Allergy and PollyKit, Lindsey Forstie, FNP, knows from personal experience what it is like to live with respiratory difficulties, which is why she prioritizes identifying the true drivers of inflammation rather than relying solely on generalized reports or assumptions.
Her development of location specific air sampling with PollyKit reflects that commitment. By evaluating real world indoor and outdoor exposures, Lindsey is able to tailor environmental recommendations and immunotherapy plans with greater accuracy. This data driven, individualized approach helps patients achieve better symptom control, improved treatment outcomes, and greater confidence in their care.
Board-Certified Provider
Licensed in Arizona
10+ Years Experience
Telehealth Statewide
The Role of Indoor Allergens in Allergy Control
Indoor allergens play a significant role in persistent, year round allergy symptoms. In many homes, airborne mold spores, dust mites, and other particles contribute to ongoing nasal congestion, coughing, sinus pressure, and asthma instability. Because these exposures occur daily and often go unnoticed, they can sustain inflammation even when outdoor pollen levels are low.
Identifying indoor allergen density allows for more targeted treatment decisions. When specific triggers such as mold or dust mites are confirmed, environmental modifications, medication adjustments, and immunotherapy can be tailored more precisely. Addressing indoor exposure is often a critical step in achieving consistent symptom control and improving long term treatment outcomes.
Beyond Pollen: The Mold Component
In our PollyKit samples we can frequently detect elevated airborne mold spores. That happens to be the case particularly in homes where multiple family members have persistent allergy type symptoms despite only mild or moderate findings on standard testing. Indoor air sampling provides clarity in cases where traditional evaluation does not fully explain ongoing symptoms.
PollyKit is designed for both indoor and outdoor sampling and can detect:
- Airborne pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds
- Airborne mold spores
- Dust mites and other airborne particles
Each sample is evaluated for particle density and reported in a clear, clinically useful format. This allows for more informed environmental recommendations and more precise adjustments to allergy treatment plans.
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Common Questions
What is PollyKit and how does it work?
PollyKit is a home air sampling kit that collects the pollen, mold spores and airborne particles actually present in your environment. You hang the Polly Spinner in any room or outside for 48 hours, mail it back in the included prepaid envelope and receive a detailed lab report showing exactly what was in your air.
How is this different from checking the daily pollen count?
Public pollen reports are based on regional historical data, often pulled from a single collection station covering an entire state. PollyKit tests your specific environment, whether that is your bedroom, your backyard or your office. Two homes a few miles apart can show completely different results on the same day.
Can PollyKit detect mold as well as pollen?
Yes. Mold was actually one of the most significant findings when PollyKit testing began. Many patients with persistent allergy symptoms and mild test results were found to have high levels of airborne mold in their homes. The report identifies both pollen types and mold spores present in your sample.
Will my results change how my allergy treatment is managed?
You can test indoors or outdoors. If you have symptoms that are worse in a specific room or space, that is a good place to start. Many patients test multiple locations to compare results, such as a bedroom versus a living area or indoors versus outside.
How long does it take to get my results?
They can, yes. At Carefree Allergy, PollyKit results are used to guide and adjust treatments like sublingual immunotherapy. Knowing your actual allergen exposure allows for more targeted dosing and better outcomes than relying on regional data alone.
How often should I test my air?
It depends on your situation. Some patients test seasonally to track how their environment changes throughout the year. Others test after moving, renovating, or when symptoms flare up unexpectedly. Your provider can recommend a testing schedule based on your specific case.
How do I get started?
You can order a PollyKit through Carefree Allergy or ask about it at your next appointment. Your provider will walk you through the process and make sure your results are reviewed in the context of your full allergy care plan.