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WHAT IS AN ALLERGY?
Allergy is the abnormal sensitivity to external substances. The substances which cause allergy are called allergens. These are harmless in lower concentration. When allergens comes into contact with skin, or inhaled, it causes release of histamine, which in turn causes sneezing, running nose, watery eyes, itching headaches, etc.
COMMON ALLERGENS:
Dust mites, feathers, pollens, molds, insect stings and droppings, animal dander are the most common allergens.
ALLERGY SYMPTOMS:
In general allergy symptoms are classified as mild, moderate and severe. In mild reactions there is itchy and watery eyes, sneezing and constantly running nose. In moderate conditions there will be difficulty in breathing. Severe condition is life threatening which includes Dizziness, low blood pressure, frequent asthma attacks and even unconsciousness. Patients prone to severe condition should carry an emergency kit containing epinephrine.
WHAT IS IMMUNOTHERAPY?
In severe conditions patients are given small amount of allergens in gradually increasing doses for a period of about 2-5 years to build up tolerance against the allergen. It is called IMMUNOTHERAPY or “ALLERGY SHOTS”.
IGNORING ALLERGY SYMPTOMS CAN BE DANGHEROUS.
November 10th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
My sisters has three cats which I am highly allergic to. When I do go to her house i usually cant stay for any longer than 15 minutes or I’ll start sneezing and itching and my nose just starts pouring. My doctor gave me Zyrtec, it is an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies. There are a lot of other meds used in allergies treatment http://www.x-cheap-pharmacy.com/prescription/allergy.html?kid=455 an I am happy that scientists developed a varitey of anti allergy remedies.
May 25th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Most allergies can be treated by corticosteroids and also some antihistamine blockers.-*”