Our office strives to give quality care and offer treatment for many common conditions such as:
Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Atopic and Contact Dermatitis,
Urticaria, Chronic Sinusitis, Angioedema,
Anaphylaxisis, Insect Allergy and Immunodeficiency.
We also offer a variety of treatment options and testing such as:
Immunotherapy
Personalized Environmental Control Plans
Skin or lab testing for Environmental Allergies
Skin or lab testing for Food Allergies
Patch Testing for Contact Allergies
Basic Pulmonary Function Testing
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Environmental Allergies
Environmental allergies are an immune response to something in your surroundings that’s typically otherwise harmless. Symptoms of environmental allergies vary from person to person but can include sneezing, coughing, and fatigue.
Environmental allergies are somewhat different than food allergies because they’re not a reaction to something you’ve ingested for nutrition. Instead, environmental allergies are a response to triggers you come into contact with in your surroundings or inhale during your day-to-day activities.
Some of the symptoms of environmental allergies include:
sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes,
shortness of breath, itching, headaches,
wheezing, and fatigue.
Food Allergies
More than 50 million Americans have an allergy of some kind. Food allergies are estimated to affect 4 to 6 percent of children and 4 percent of adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Food allergy symptoms are most common in babies and children, but they can appear at any age. You can even develop an allergy to foods you have eaten for years with no problems.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction may involve the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiovascular system and the respiratory tract.
They can surface in one or more of the following ways:
Vomiting and/or stomach cramps, Hives, Shortness of breath,
Wheezing, Repetitive cough, Shock or circulatory collapse,
Tight, hoarse throat; trouble swallowing, Swelling of the tongue, affecting the ability to talk or breathe,
Weak pulse, Pale or blue coloring of skin, Dizziness or feeling faint.
Anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction that can impair breathing and send the body into shock; reactions may simultaneously affect different parts of the body (for example, a stomachache accompanied by a rash)
Immunotherapy
Allergen immunotherapy, also known as allergy shots, is a form of long-term treatment that decreases symptoms for many people with allergic rhinitis or allergic asthma.
Allergy shots decrease sensitivity to allergens and often leads to lasting relief of allergy symptoms even after treatment is stopped.
Both children and adults can receive allergy shots, although it is not typically recommended for children under age five. This is because of the difficulties younger children may have in cooperating with the program and in articulating any adverse symptoms they may be experiencing.
Insect Allergies
Many people think of warm weather when they think of insect allergies. Warm weather does signal the arrival of some unwanted visitors like stinging and biting insects such as fire ants, wasps, and bees. However, you can find two very common “bugs” all year long in homes and buildings. Neither one needs to bite or sting you to cause an allergic reaction, but both trigger allergy and asthma in many people. Cockroaches and dust mites are a major cause of allergies. We offer skin and RAST testing for a variety of insects and pests.
Allergy Testing
We offer allergy testing to all ages. Our office offers non invasive allergy testing. Our method of choice is done with Duo Tip test sticks. No needles, no injections, just a simple scratch test which takes around 30 minutes.
- On our food allergy panel we test for 74 different food allergies including milk, nuts, and wheat
- Our environmental allergy testing has 62 different allergens including a variety of grasses, weeds, trees, perennials, and molds
- We offer patch testing for contact allergens based on availability and demand.
Allergy testing is covered by most insurances. If you have questions or concerns about coverage please contact you insurance with CPT code 95004.
Asthma Care
Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance. For others, it can be a major problem that interferes with daily activities and may lead to a life-threatening asthma attack.
Asthma can't be cured, but its symptoms can be controlled. Because asthma often changes over time, it's important that you work with your doctor to track your signs and symptoms and adjust treatment as needed.
Immunology/Frequent infections
Clinical immunology is a medical sub-specialty largely focused on a specific physiological process, inflammation, which is essential to good health, particularly in defense against pathogenic organisms, recovery from injury, and containment of neoplasms.
Clinical immunology helps diagnose a variety of commonly misdiagnosed conditions such as CVID.
Common variable immune deficiency (CVID) is a disorder that impairs the immune system. People with CVID are highly susceptible to infection from foreign invaders such as bacteria, or more rarely, viruses and often develop recurrent infections, particularly in the lungs, sinuses, and ears.
Dermatitis (Eczema, urticaria, hives)
Dermatitis is a general term that describes an inflammation of the skin. Dermatitis can have many causes and occurs in many forms. It usually involves an itchy rash on swollen, reddened skin.
Skin affected by dermatitis may blister, ooze, develop a crust or flake off. Examples of dermatitis include atopic dermatitis (eczema), dandruff and rashes caused by contact with any of a number of substances, such as poison ivy, soaps and jewelry with nickel in it.
Dermatitis is a common condition that's not contagious, but it can make you feel uncomfortable and self-conscious. A combination of self-care steps and medications can help you treat dermatitis.
Allergies are the number one cause of many forms of dermatitis. Treatment of food, contact, or environmental allergies has been known to clear skin and relieve sympotms of dermatitis.