Dr Jyotsna Jagtap's ENT hospital & Rhinoplasty Center, offers you the best in allergy care. We provide very clear diagnosis and treatment of allergies by doing accurate, affordable and reliable testing of allergies by skin prick method which is a painless and gold standard technique in diagnosing the allergens world over. We also provide allergy treatment by way of medications and sublingual immunotherapy which is both safe and convenient treatment of allergy and is USFDA approved.

WHAT IS ALLERGY

Allergy occurs when a person reacts to substances in the environment that are harmless to most people. These substances are known as allergens and are found in dust mites, pets, pollen, insects, ticks, moulds, foods and some medications.

When you have an allergic reaction there may be a combination of the following allergy symptoms:

• Sneezing
• Wheezing
• Nasal congestion
• Coughing
• Itchy, watery eyes
• Runny nose
• Throat
• Stomach ache
• Itchy skin
• Hives
• Fatigue
• Irritability

Weather plays an important part for many allergy sufferers.

HOW IS ALLERGY TREATED?

Treatments for allergies include avoidance, use of anti-histamines, steroids or other medications, and immunotherapy to desensitise the allergic response.

SKIN ALLERGY TESTING

In a typical skin test, a doctor or nurse will place a tiny bit of an allergen (such as pollen or food) on the skin, then make a small scratch or prick on the skin. Allergists usually do skin tests on a person's forearm or back. The allergist then waits 15 minutes or so to see if reddish, raised spots (called wheals) form, possibly indicating an allergy.

SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY

Sublingual immunotherapy is an alternative way to treat allergies without injections. An allergist gives a patient small doses of an allergen under the tongue to boost tolerance to the substance and reduce symptoms.