ALLERGY:
Allergies exist in many different forms.
You might be surprised to learn how many different types of allergies there are. Find out more about the allergy you suffer from.
Food Allergy:Learn the signs and symptoms of food allergy. Discover treatment options and avoidance tips through ACAAI.
Skin Allergy:Learn about allergic skin reactions and what causes them.
Dust Allergies:People who have dust allergies are familiar with sneezing—but sneezing isn’t the only uncomfortable symptom.
Insect Sting Allergies:Learn the signs and symptoms of different types of insect sting allergy. Discover treatment options through ACAAI.
Pet Allergies:Pet allergies can contribute to constant allergy symptoms, such as causing your eyes to water, or causing you to start sneezing.
Eye Allergy:Learn about eye allergies, a condition that affects millions of Americans.
Drug Allergies:If you develop a rash, hives or difficulty breathing after taking certain medications, you may have a drug allergy.
Hay Fever:If you sneeze a lot, if your nose is often runny or stuffy, or if your eyes, mouth or skin often feels itchy, you may have allergic rhinitis, a condition that affects 40 million to 60 million Americans.
Cockroach Allergy:Learn the signs and symptoms of cockroach allergy. Discover treatment options and preventive cleaning tips through ACAAI.
Pollen Allergies:Pollens and molds can cause allergy and asthma symptoms, and you need to know what you’re allergic to so you can best treat your symptoms.
Latex Allergy:Allergic reactions to latex may be serious and can very rarely be fatal. If you have latex allergy you should limit or avoid future exposure to latex products.
Mold Allergies:Learn the signs and symptoms of mold allergy. Discover treatment options and avoidance tips through ACAAI.
Ragweed Allergy:The pollen from ragweed causes allergy symptoms in many people. These symptoms include sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, and itchy throat.
Seasonal Allergies:Seasonal allergies, like other types of allergies, develop when the body’s immune system overreacts to something in the environment, usually during spring, summer or fall when certain plants pollinate.
Sinus Infection:Sinus infection is a major health problem. It afflicts 31 million people in the United States.
Nasal Polyps:Nasal polyps are a condition that can cause frustrating symptoms, from sinus pain and nose stuffiness to loss of smell.
Chlorine Allergy:You can’t be allergic to chlorine, but you can be sensitive or have a reaction. If you are sensitive, should you stop swimming? No, instead you should find and treat the cause of your sensitivity and find relief.
Pine Tree Allergy:While pine tree allergy is relatively uncommon, there are two main allergens of concern that come from pine trees.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis:Eosinophilic esophagitis, also known as EE or EoE, is an allergic inflammatory disease and typically chronic disorder that affects from one to four of every 10,000 people in the United States.
SKIN PRICK TEST
Skin testing is usually done at a medical professional’s office. Typically, this test takes about 20 to 40 minutes. Some tests find immediate allergic reactions, which develop within minutes of exposure to an allergen. Other tests find delayed allergic reactions, which develop over a period of several days.
SKIN PRICK TEST
A skin prick test, also called a puncture or scratch test, checks for immediate allergic reactions to as many as 50 different substances at once. This test is usually done to identify allergies to pollen, mold, pet dander, dust mites and foods. In adults, the test is usually done on the forearm. Children may be tested on the upper back.
Allergy skin tests aren’t painful. This type of testing uses needles, called lancets, that barely penetrate the skin’s surface. You won’t bleed or feel more than mild, momentary discomfort.
After cleaning the test site with alcohol small marks are drawn on your skin and a drop of allergen extract is applied next to each mark. A lancet is then used to prick the extracts into the skin’s surface. A new lancet is used for each allergen.
SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY:
What is sublingual immunotherapy?
Allergy immunotherapy is an allergy treatment that works by exposing the person to small doses of an allergen (a substance that produces an abnormal immune response). Sublingual immunotherapy is a relatively new approach to delivering allergy immunotherapy — the medicine is placed under the tongue (sublingually) instead of injecting it under the skin (subcutaneously, with allergy shots).
The dose is gradually increased so that over time, it lowers the sensitivity and increases immunity (tolerance) to the allergen. This treatment can slowly help reduce the severity of symptoms and frequency of allergy attacks.
Many people with allergies to airborne substances have allergic reactions affecting the eyes (allergic conjunctivitis), nose (allergic rhinitis) and lungs (allergic asthma). Most people use antihistamines, decongestants, nasal sprays and inhalers to treat these symptoms. Allergy immunotherapy has been very effective in addressing these symptoms and helping reduce reliance on allergy medications.
Sublingual immunotherapy is delivered as allergy drops and allergy tablets placed under the tongue.
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