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Tips for Reducing Mold Allergies
When someone has a mold allergy, it means their immune system overreacts when they inhale mold spores, causing itchy eyes, sneezing, stuffy nose, cough, dry skin and increased asthma symptoms. The best way to prevent…
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Is Climate Change Affecting Your Allergies?
If you feel like your allergies have been getting worse and worse each year, it’s not just in your head. Many people across the nation have been reporting more severe allergy symptoms, and experts believe…
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How to Prepare for Spring Allergies
Spring is a lovely season full of bright green lawns, beautiful blooms and lovely floral scents. But for people with springtime allergies, it can also entail itchy, watery eyes, congestion, sneezing and a scratchy throat.…
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Can Dust Mite Allergies Be Treated with a Pill?
It’s a common misconception that dust can trigger allergies, when it’s actually the microscopic bugs that feed on it known as dust mites. These tiny bugs belong to the same family as ticks and spiders,…
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What You Should Know About Allergy Tablets
If you can’t visit Historic Fourth Ward Park without getting itchy eyes, runny nose, congestion and sneezing, you may benefit from allergy tablets. Allergy tablets, also known as sublingual immunotherapy, help your body build a…
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Are Allergy Shots Safe?
Allergies are an incredible nuisance for more than 50 million Americans. While many can manage their symptoms with over-the-counter solutions like antihistamines, nasal sprays, anti-itch creams and eye drops, others require a more long-term solution.…
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Allergy Shots Versus Sublingual Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a blanket term for long-term allergy treatment that reduces symptoms over time by decreasing your sensitivity to allergens. There are traditionally two forms of immunotherapy: allergy shots and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), also called…
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Understanding Sublingual Immunotherapy
After visiting Atlanta Memorial Park, do you have allergies that are not well-controlled with over-the-counter antihistamines or nasal sprays? If so, you may be a candidate for sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). Sublingual immunotherapy works similar to…
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Are Allergies Making You Snore?
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, approximately 45% of adults snore on occasion, and 25% snore chronically. While you may not be bothered by your snoring, your partner is certain to be. Many people are unaware…
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Learning About Loss of Smell During the Pandemic
Your ability to smell is an often-overlooked sense that is important to your survival. An inability to smell, known as anosmia, has been in the news lately due to its connection to COVID-19. Understanding the…
