1. Allergies are on the rise
- 50 million Americans suffer from allergies
- Every year more children and adults are diagnosed with allergies
- It is the 6th leading cause of chronic illness
2. When in doubt, get checked out
- Visit a board certified allergist to find out specifically what you are allergic to
- A skin test will tell you within minutes your individual allergies
3. How to alleviate symptoms
- Allergen immunotherapy (IT) is the most natural and best way to treat allergies
- Covered by insurance and safe for all ages
4. Allergies can come on at any point in life
- As young as 2, children are diagnosed with allergies
- Allergies can present late in life that could be due to hormonal changes, moving to a new location, getting a pet and developing a sensitive immune system
5. Keep your home clean
- Change your AC filters
- Wash your bedding on hot/warm
- Shower and change clothes after having been outside
6. When you take your medications matters
- If you start your antihistamines after you feel symptoms, it’s probably too late
- Start your OTC/prescriptions two weeks prior to Spring season
- We offer the only FDA approved oral immunotherapy for grass
7. Pollen isn’t the only culprit
- Grass and mold, along with pollen, are often the trifecta of allergy issues for spring
- Especially in the Lowcountry – we have much higher mold counts then in other areas
8. Learn to track the pollen
- Allergies have a forecast much like the weather
- Find out what your local pollen counts are as levels matter
- Look for our daily pollen counts as we are a certified pollen counting station
9. Local honey won’t keep allergies away
- Bees may eat pollen but it’s usually off of blooming flowers that are not the same pesky pollinators that cause your symptoms
- There is so little pollen found in honey that it is nowhere close to what a board certified allergist provides to immunotherapy patients
10. Allergies are genetic
- If one parent is allergic, you are 40% likely to pass it on to your child. If both parents are allergic, you are 60-70% more likely to pass allergies on to your child.