JohnHancock
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- Sep 20, 2008
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Hey folks,
I'm 30. I grew up with no allergies. At about 23 I started getting mild allergies during certain seasons. In the last year or so they've become much more bothersome.
I take Claritin-D or Sudafed, or Zyrtec nearly daily, and why they do control sneezing, my nose tends to be a little stuffed nearly 24/7. I bought a hepa air purifier, but they persist. Also, I've found that at night I sometimes (once a month) all of the sudden get itchy, which can drive me crazy. I switched to an allergy free detergent, but it still happens on occasion.
I do have a cat, so it could be her. I do work on my house, so it could be dust. I'm in Massachusetts and it's winter right now, so I doubt it's pollen right now (although I do think I'm allergic to pollen as well).
So, the next steps I was thinking was getting the allergy test, but I'm not sure if there's any point, which is why I'm here. If I get tested and they confirm it's dust/pet/pollen, what would they do? The allergies aren't severe, just annoying. Are there allergy medications specific to the type of allergy that they'd give me? Or is the test just to inform me of what I'm allergic to?
Thanks!
I'm 30. I grew up with no allergies. At about 23 I started getting mild allergies during certain seasons. In the last year or so they've become much more bothersome.
I take Claritin-D or Sudafed, or Zyrtec nearly daily, and why they do control sneezing, my nose tends to be a little stuffed nearly 24/7. I bought a hepa air purifier, but they persist. Also, I've found that at night I sometimes (once a month) all of the sudden get itchy, which can drive me crazy. I switched to an allergy free detergent, but it still happens on occasion.
I do have a cat, so it could be her. I do work on my house, so it could be dust. I'm in Massachusetts and it's winter right now, so I doubt it's pollen right now (although I do think I'm allergic to pollen as well).
So, the next steps I was thinking was getting the allergy test, but I'm not sure if there's any point, which is why I'm here. If I get tested and they confirm it's dust/pet/pollen, what would they do? The allergies aren't severe, just annoying. Are there allergy medications specific to the type of allergy that they'd give me? Or is the test just to inform me of what I'm allergic to?
Thanks!