Allergy & Immunotherapy
Allergies
Overview
What are Allergies?
Allergic diseases are among the most common chronic disorders affecting up to one third of the pollution.
Allergies are an exaggerated physical reaction to substances that are harmless to non- allergic people.
Allergies are on the increase and are reaching epidemic levels. There are many organs affected by allergies, usually more than one at any given time.
Allergies and Your Health
One of the most common allergies affecting someone is allergic rhinitis, or allergies of the nose.
Allergic Rhinitis is a very common respiratory disease with one in four people affected by this condition. Blocked nose, runny nose, itching and sneezing are the most commons symptoms but in some people if may be accompanied by headaches, impaired sense of smell and eye symptoms (such as itching, redness and tearing)
Besides being responsible for severely impaired quality of life by itself, rhinitis can also be associated with increased incidence of asthmas, middle ear effusion, nasal polyps and sinusitis. Rhinitis is now seen as a serious condition and must be treated according before it can causes more severe problems.
Very commonly, people with nose allergies will also suffer from eye allergies, eye allergy presents with itching, redness, swelling and dark circles around the eye. Sometimes allergies can cause visual problems and even lead to blindness if sever enough.
Asthmas which affect so many people these days is commonly allergic in nature, especially in children. The serious, potentially life threatening condition usually presents with shortness of breath, wheezing, tightness in the chest and cough. There are warning signs in children such as eczema with food allergies and Dust Mite allergies that can be detected before the onset of asthmas. Recurrent respiratory tract infections can also be a sign of allergies usually of the airborne nature.
Skin allergies such as eczema (atopic dermatitis) urticarial (hives), contact dermatitis and even angioedema (swelling of the lips or eyes) usually have an allergic etiology which can be accurately diagnosed and therefore treated more effectively.
Some of these conditions are deliberating cause large decreases in quality of life and even can be life threatening in some cases of angioedema.
The digestive system is also commonly involved in allergy and this may present as stomach cramps, gastritis vomiting diarrhoea and other symptoms associated with food allergy. Other less common symptoms include migraine, fatigue, depression and hyperactivity.
Anaphylaxis is the most severe allergic reaction which can be triggered by food allergens, aeroallergens, insects bites and other factors that trigger severe drops in blood pressure, Difficulty breathing, cardiac arrhythmias and other potential fatal symptoms. Most of these triggers can be accurately diagnosed and detected by accurate testing.
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