Does the approach of spring make you flinch in self-defense? True, the days grow longer and warmer, the breezes blow gently, and more birds gather around the feeder. But what about those blooming trees and grasses? If your eyes tear and redden, if your nose drips or grows stuffy, if you sneeze and feel drowsy in the daytime yet lie awake gasping at night, you may have seasonal allergic rhinitis, often called “hay fever.” Caused by dust, mold, pollen and other airborne culprits, it is the most prevalent type of allergy, though hay fever is just one of many reactions to foods and environmental factors that plague people who have sensitive systems.
An allergic reaction happens when a person’s immune system aggressively fights irritants that might cause no problem at all for other people. Three-quarters of Americans have no allergies whatsoever. Pity the rest of us: One allergy can prime the pump of sensitivity, causing reactions to other environmental aggravations. About 40 percent of asthma is caused by allergies, according to Dr. Pamela Georgeson, an allergist at the Kenwood Allergy and Asthma Center in metropolitan Detroit.
Potential irritants include foods, dust and mold, medications, latex, animal dander, insect stings and bites
An allergic reaction happens when a person’s immune system aggressively fights irritants that might cause no problem at all for other people. Three-quarters of Americans have no allergies whatsoever. Pity the rest of us: One allergy can prime the pump of sensitivity, causing reactions to other environmental aggravations. About 40 percent of asthma is caused by allergies, according to Dr. Pamela Georgeson, an allergist at the Kenwood Allergy and Asthma Center in metropolitan Detroit.
Potential irritants include foods, dust and mold, medications, latex, animal dander, insect stings and bites
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