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Seasonal Allergy Research Paper

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Seasonal Allergies Everyone has listen to the term "allergy", and we know what exactly is it , and how it begins, but now we need to learn how doctors diagnose seasonal allergies? and know what cause its symptoms? To answer these questions, we have to refer to the processes that doctors follow to diagnose seasonal allergies . Doctors first ask some questions about the kinds of symptoms, family history with seasonal allergy, the period of the season that appear on, if the patient has any bets, other medical problems, if the patient smoke , and other questions . Physical examination will be done after the doctor know about you and your symptoms by using speculum to see the inside of your nose, and he may examine your ear, chest, and eyes for any redness, swelling or any physical finding . Then the doctor determine if he suggest any medication , or recommend that you see …show more content…

First kind is skin test, which is the common method to identify common or known allergen and it have three main method to make the cause react with your skin. The first method is the Scratch test or prick test : The test will start by looking and cleaning the skin with alcohol by your doctor and it will be often on your forearm or back. Your doctor will mark with pen on your skin. Then your doctor will put some possible allergen on your skin after that they will let the allergen in. The second method is Intradermal test : The test will also start by looking and cleaning the skin with alcohol by your doctor and it will often be on your forearm or back. Then the doctor will inject a little of the allergen under the skin. The third method is Patch test : The doctor put some allergen on your skin by patch and it will be on your forearm or back. Scratch and Intradermal will take about 15 minute to react with your skin, but patch will take longer

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