{"id":119,"date":"2019-01-29T13:09:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/allergy\/allergy-symptoms-treatments\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T10:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:40:10","slug":"allergy-symptoms-treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/allergy\/allergy-symptoms-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Allergy Symptoms &#038; Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/iStock-518698643-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/iStock-518698643-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/iStock-518698643-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/iStock-518698643.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus allergies, commonly known as hay fever. Often fragrant flowers are blamed for <strong>allergy symptoms<\/strong>, yet they are rarely the cause; their pollens are too heavy to be airborne.<br \/>An ear, nose, and throat specialist at Mt. Hood ENT &amp; Allergy can evaluate your allergy symptoms and help determine the best treatment and management plan that will help make life more enjoyable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- <h2>Allergies: Overview<\/h2> -->\r\n\r\n<!-- <p><var style=\"width: 100{512587cfdc71f5618c57d2b382a91abb4859bde4390c4b50368423923e7f6312}; padding-bottom: 56.25{512587cfdc71f5618c57d2b382a91abb4859bde4390c4b50368423923e7f6312}; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"3ab1055a-401a-42a9-4f77-4059461c4ae0\"><a href=\"\/\/eyemag.in\/kgx1I4\" style=\"display: none;\">View Video<\/a><\/var> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script><\/p> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Allergy Symptoms<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>When an allergen enters the body the immune system rapidly recognizes it causing a series of reactions<\/li>\r\n<li>Allergy reactions often involve tissue destruction, blood vessel dilation, and production of many inflammatory substances, including histamine<\/li>\r\n<li>Histamine produces common allergy symptoms such as itchy, watery eyes, nasal and sinus congestion, headaches, sneezing, scratchy throat, hives, shortness of breath, etc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Other less common allergy symptoms are balance disturbances, skin irritation such as eczema, and respiratory problems such as asthma<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Allergy Treatment<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are three basic accepted approaches to allergy treatment:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Avoidance of the offending allergens (the things to which a person is allergic)<\/li>\r\n<li>Pharmacotherapy (medications) and<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/allergy\/immunotherapy\/\" title=\"Immunotherapy | Mt. Hood ENT &amp; Allergy\">Immunotherapy<\/a> (allergy shots or sublingual immunotherapy)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- <h2>Allergy Treatment<\/h2> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Barlow has specialized in <a href=\"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/allergy\/allergy-testing\/\" title=\"Allergy Testing | Mt. Hood ENT &amp; Allergy\">allergy testing<\/a> and allergy treatment since 1996. He has extensive experience in evaluating your allergy symptoms, recommending avoidance, prescribing medical therapy, performing allergy testing and instituting allergy immunotherapy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">Mt. Hood ENT &amp; Allergy<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+15032573204\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(503) 257-3204<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>References:<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entnet.org\/\" title=\"American Academy of Otolaryngology\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Academy of Otolaryngology<\/a>, Head and Neck Surgery. One Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3357, <a href=\"tel:7038364444\">1-703-836-4444<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaoallergy.org\/\" title=\"American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy<\/a>, 11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, St. 100, Reston, VA 20191<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus allergies, commonly known as hay fever. 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