1. What things are likely cause allergies? Everyday common things such as environmental allergens like house dust mites, plant pollen, animal dandruff, spores; foods like nuts, fish, egg, milk or drugs usually causes you the allergic reaction and symptoms. 2. Can I develop allergy at any age? Many of allergies develop in the childhood and they may remain dormant until reactivated in adult life. So, it can be presented at childhood or at an adult age. for more: http://www.microenthospital.com/faqs-3/

1. Allergy FAQs
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2. 1. What things are likely cause
allergies?
Everyday common things such as
environmental allergens like house dust
mites, plant pollen, animal dandruff,
spores; foods like nuts, fish, egg, milk or
drugs usually causes you the allergic
reaction and symptoms.

4. 2. Can I develop allergy at any age?
Many of allergies develop in the
childhood and they may remain
dormant until reactivated in adult life.
So, it can be presented at childhood or
at an adult age.

6. 3. Will my allergy be passed
on to my children?
Allergy reactions are tend to be inherited,
and genetically determined, so having both
parents allergy leads to a 70% chance of
your offspring to develop allergy.

8. 4. What can I do to prevent an allergic
reaction?
The best way to prevent allergies is to avoid
exposure to those particular allergens you are
having allergic. This may not be always possible
in real life, especially when you are allergic to
common things such as pollen and dust mites.
Micro Care super specialty clinic can help you
devise an avoidance strategy to minimize your
exposure to allergens. Certain medications along
with allergy shots also help to prevent allergic
reactions.

10. 5. Which are the most reliable
allergy tests available?
Skin Prick Tests using extracts of allergens
made from locally available things and
blood RAST or allergen specific IgE tests are
the most reliable tests for immediate
allergic reactions, while Patch tests over
skin are reliable tests for delayed allergic
hypersensitivity to chemicals, foods and
metals.

12. 6. What is desensitization
immunotherapy?
Some of allergies can be treated by giving small
amounts of that particular allergen to you over a
period of time in increasing concentration. The
increasing allergen dose is then slowly built up
your immune tolerance (IgG antibodies) to
develop. Grass pollen allergy can be treated in
this way by administering traces of pollen either
under the tongue or by skin prick injection.
Many of environmental allergies can be treated,
but not food and drugs in this way.

14. 7. Can I cure my allergy?
Allergies are determined genetically.
That is your body reaction to that
particular allergen. It is usually persists
for your life time. But they change
with age and this is called the “Allergic
March”. Generally the older you get,
the less problematic your allergies
become.

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