About 20 million Americans have food allergies. If you have experienced puzzling physical symptoms and want to know if you are allergic to certain foods, it may be time to visit an experienced allergy specialist. This physician will diagnose and treat your symptoms and give you excellent advice on living well with this common immunological…
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The Allergist’s Guide to Achieving Maximum Result
Allergies can have severe consequences, making you feel miserable and interfering with your plans and activities. However, some simple strategies, including lifestyle changes and proper care and treatment guidance from your otolaryngologist, could help you manage your allergy symptoms effectively. Let’s look at how to maximize your allergy treatments and where you can go for…
Ten Tips For Air Travel When You Have Allergies
Your long-awaited vacation is about to start, and it involves some time in an airplane. Air travel can aggravate your allergies, so it’s important to prepare yourself for the changes your ears, nose and throat may encounter. Here are ten tips to cope with your allergies as you travel by air. 1. See Your Allergist/ENT…
Allergies and Their Causes: An Overview
When it comes to allergies, many people suffer from them without really understanding what causes them. Allergies are immune responses triggered by something that is normally harmless. The body’s reaction to an allergen can range from minor irritation to a life-threatening condition called anaphylaxis. What causes an allergic reaction in one person may not cause…
3 Tips to Choose the Right Allergist or Immunologist
Choosing the right allergist or immunologist is an important decision for anyone with allergies or other immune system issues. The wrong doctor could leave you feeling worse than when you started or could make you feel like something more could be done to help manage your allergies. The right allergist or immunologist can help get…
An Allergist’s Tips For Reducing Your Exposure to Allergy Triggers
7 Steps to Treat Allergic Skin Symptoms
Skin allergies are one of the most common skin conditions, occurring when your immune system overreacts to a harmless substance called an allergen. Your skin’s response to such an otherwise harmless substance is called a skin allergic reaction. Skin allergic reaction results in symptoms like itching, redness, swelling, skin flaking, skin cracking, and raised bumps….
Health Tips for People with Allergies
Our immune system protects us from harmful foreign agents like viruses, bacteria, etc., by producing antibodies that kill these foreign substances. However, in people with allergies, the immune system produces antibodies in response to foreign substances that aren’t even harmful. This response of our immune system to harmless substances is called an allergic reaction. Most…
How an Allergist Helps You Cope with Allergies
An allergy is an overreaction of the immune system to typically harmless substances. These substances are called allergens and can include environmental substances, such as pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold or food such as dairy, gluten, and peanuts, and medication, including penicillin and some antibiotics. When someone with allergies comes into contact with an…
What to Expect When Visiting an Allergist
It is not at all uncommon for people to suffer through their allergy symptoms for quite some time before seeing an allergy doctor. Allergies, provided they are not life-threatening, may take a backseat in an allergy sufferer’s list of priorities. However, untreated allergies can and do lead to complications. You could develop an infection or…
