Allergy Testing
- Allergic rhinitis, often called hay fever, is a common condition
that causes symptoms such as sneezing, stuffy nose, runny
nose, watery eyes and itching of the nose, eyes or the roof of
the mouth.
- These nasal allergies are estimated to affect approximately 50
milion people in the United States, and its prevalence is
increasing affecting as many as 30 percent of adults and up to
40 percent of children.
- 169 millon adults and 6.7 milion children have been
diagnosed with hay fever in the last year.
- More than 13.4 million visits to physician offices, hospital
‘outpatient departments and emergency departments were due
to allergic rhinitis,
- Allergic rhinitis can be seasonal or perennial. Symptoms of
seasonal allergic rhinitis occur in spring, summer and/or early
fall. They are usually caused by allergic sensitivity to pollens
from trees, grasses or weeds, or to airborne mold spores.
People with perennial allergic rhinitis experience symptoms
year-round. It is generally caused by sensitivity to house dust
‘mites, animal dander, cockroaches and/or mold spores.
Underlying or hidden food allergies rarely cause perennial nasal
symptoms.
- Once diagnosed, allergic rhinitis treatment options are:
avoidance, eliminating or decreasing your exposure to the
irritants or allergens that trigger your symptoms, medication
and immunotherapy (allergy shots).
- Immunotherapy (allergy shots) helps reduce hay fever
symptoms in about 85 percent of people with allergic rhinitis.
- Allergic diseases, which include asthma, are the fifth most
prevalent chronic diseases in all ages, and the third most
‘common in children.
- 83 million American children have respiratory allergies.
- An estimated 9.5 million American children have skin allergies.
- Food allergies in children are on the rise, affecting nearly 6
milion or 8% of children
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