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SayGoodbye toAllergies
SayGoodbye toAllergies
Allergies need tobetreated year around. Useyourallergy medicine regularly andaskyourallergist aboutstarting allergy shots.
Getu someSaline Mist inthegrocery store.
Saline yournose everyday.
Peaches prevents allergies andV8 juices.
Hay Fever andNasal Allergy
Thisisa very common condition,virtually allofussuffer toa degree witha runny,itchy nose,withblockage,post nasal drip andothercatarrhal symptoms. Therearemany different forms ofnose allergy,thecommonest ishayfever. Allergy tohouse dust mite,anddust itself,isalsocommon,thisgenerally affects people atnight,causing nocturnal nose blockage,dryness inthemouth,andsometimes precipitating snoring. Othercommon causes ofallergy areasthma (essentially anallergic disease whichoftenpresents withnose problems),food allergy andallergy toanimal fur.
Hay Fever
Thisisa condition thatiscaused byallergy topollen,alsoknown asseasonal allergic rhinitis. Itiscalled hay fever becauseitisassociated withbeing outdoors,particularly inthecountryside,inthelate spring andearly summer,whenthepollen count isatitshighest. The“fever”element comes fromthefact thattheallergic response causes therelease ofinflammatory proteins,someofwhicharepyrogens –theymakethebody temperature rise. Hay fever canbea very unpleasant condition,withrepeated sneezing anda constantly running nose being both embarrassing,socially unacceptable,andgenerally uncomfortable.
Wherethereisa profuse yellowish nasal discharge,oftenassociated withsneezing andirritation,thisislikelytobehay fever,particularly ifitarises intheearly spring,whenthereisa considerable amount ofpollen around. Pollen contains high levels ofantigen fromplants,andsinceitisairborn,itmeans itisvirtually impossible toavoid. Anallergic reaction inevitably follows…. Somehay fever suffers haveproblems early intheseason,withearly blossoming trees,such asthecherry tree,others haveproblems later intheseason,asotherpollens areproduced. Thegoodthing isthatonce theplant thatyouareallergic tostops flowering,yourhay fever willstop. Unfortunately,someplants flower forseveral weeks onend.
Thetreatment ofnasal allergy canbedifficult,sinceidentification ofwhatthepatient isallergic toisvery hit andmiss –thereareliterally millions ofallergens –thethings weareallergic to. Basic allergy tests (skin prick orblood tests) canhelp,butifyouareallergic todust orgrass pollen,thenyouarestuck,sinceitisbasically impossible toexclude thesefromyourenvironment. Simple precautions inthebedroom canminimise dust allergy problems. Treatment isusually symptomatic,starting withanEar,Nose andThroat Specialist consultation,full examination ofthenose,including endoscopy,anda basic screen ofallergy tests. Treatment maybewithtopical orsystemic steroids,antihistamines andallergen avoidance. Iftheseinitial measures areunsuccessful,a variety ofdifferent medicines ofthesame generic type canbeused until one agrees withthepatient andreduces symptoms sufficiently. Onoccasion,a turbinate reduction surgical procedure canbeuseful intreating someofthesesymptoms. Antihistamine tablets orsprays,andsteroid sprays oftenhelpwithnasal allergies. TheDoctors atTheLondon Laser Clinic areskilled intheidentification andtreatment ofnose allergy andhay fever. Onoccasion,itisfelt prudent toadminister a depot injection ofsteroid,inlate march,sothathay fever over thenext few months iscontinuously supressed. Thisdepot injection ofsteroid isslowly released intothebody,andsoiseffective forallergies whichoccur over a finite length oftime,such asHay Fever. Theturbinates aresmall bones found within thenose,theyarecoated withthenasal lining,whichisthearea thatbecomes swollen inallergy. Inferior turbinate reduction isa procedure thatcanbecarried out using local anaesthetic solution soaked onto cotton wool,followed bylaser vapourisation,whichispainless,takes approximately 5 monutes per side (onlyone side istreated each time) andeffective inreducing symptoms. However,turbinate reduction simply treats thesymptom ofblockage,nottheunderlying allergy –problems mayreturn withtime,andre-treatment after2 years isquite common.
Try bee pollen forplant allergies mostpeople find somerelief after30 days andtoal relief aftertaking itforanentire season. Youcangeta 1lb jar frombeeroyalproducts.com it’ll last a littlemore than30 days. Eat itontoast withsomehoney.
gotoa doctor ,usually anear nose andthroat doc,andhaveallergy testing. theywilldetermine what,ifanything youareallergic toandgive youmeds tocombat those specific allergens. i suffered asyouhaveforabout20 years before i gotreleif bygetting tested.