The Questions to Ask an Allergy and Asthma Doctor?

If you have allergies, you must have a bunch of questions for the doctor you would visit. It is necessary to comprehend your allergies to prevent irritation from reactions and to stay away from life-threatening situations. This is a list of commonly asked questions during your visit in an allergy and asthma clinic.

• Can Allergies Develop at My Age?

When you’re an adult, you might be wondering if the symptoms are from allergies if you have never suffered before. This is because most allergies grow during childhood. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t develop allergies as an adult. In reality, many people develop some form of allergy or food intolerance as they get older. Allergies can evolve in adulthood because the immune system changes over time. As a result, you might have a reaction to a drug that you previously didn’t have a reaction to.

• Will My Allergies Ever Go Away?

Some people have allergies for life. Any time they are exposed to the allergen, they undergo bodily reactions. For others, this isn’t necessarily valid. In reality, some people experience episodes of allergic reactions in between dormant periods. This means you cannot respond to an allergen for months at a time, but then have allergic reactions for a few weeks or months at a time. Since the immune system is always evolving, your allergies may go away or at least become less serious over time.

Rather than waiting for the allergies to go away, which might never happen, you should seek care from an allergy specialist. Even if the allergies never go away, you will have significant control over them and be able to maintain a decent quality of life.

• What Allergy Triggers Do I Have?

Via allergy monitoring in an allergy and asthma clinic, such as a skin patch test or blood tests, an allergist may narrow down the causes. Your doctor may suggest exclusion, which means avoiding contact with a substance for a specified period of time to see if your reaction stops. If this happens, the material will be exposed to you again to see if a reaction occurs. You should consciously avoid the causes once you've recognized them, avoiding reactions. When it comes to handling your allergies, minimizing your causes is important.

• Am I More Likely to Have Other Allergies If I Have One?

This is a subjective response that varies depending on the person. Some people are allergic to just one allergen, including dust mites or peanuts. Others are allergic to a variety of things; including dust mites, pollen, grass, and ragweed, as well as the entire nut family. Testing by an allergist is required to determine if you are allergic to any other substances. Via a patch or blood test, the doctor will find out whether any allergens exist that you may have a reaction to. It's important to remember that you won't respond to every allergen in the same way. For example, you can have a serious reaction to peanuts, but only congestion to pollen. Therefore, the treatment plan for each allergen would be different. See us at OKOA in OKC for treatment details.

**Disclaimer: The information on this page is not intended to be a doctor's advice, nor does it create any form of patient-doctor relationship.