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Treatment for Allergies / Home or Medical
How do you know if symptoms are allergies or virus infections? How do you know? I had no tests. I have had a long term bout with itchy dry throat through a abnormal dry winter and have had dry cough only cough medicines to gargling with product to chloreseotic Louzengers to Tussins to pediatric low dose benedrol- now moving to predisone which I cannot tolerate
I guess there is too many treatments
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@scy One way to tell if you have a virus or an allergy is how long it persists. Most viruses are called self-limiting - you have them for a few days or a week and they go away when your body's defenses kick in.
Allergies can go on for a long time, and often get better or worse depending on what you are allergic to. The allergic reaction is a continuing release of histamine - that can cause itchy eyes or skin, sneezing, cough, runny nose... It will continue until you get away from the allergen.
The most talked about allergies are seasonal - to pollen - different plants produce it at different times of the year.
But the most common allergens are found in your home - dust/dust mites, pets/pet dander, colognes and perfumes, fragrances from personal care and cleaning products, air fresheners and a big one many people don't realize - laundry products including detergents and stain removers, softeners (both liquid and dryer sheets) and the newest thing "scent beads."
Which of these scenarios best describes what you are dealing with?
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In MN a virus can last a very long time
Can reoccur
And no doctors need to specifically test if viral bacterial or allergen
At last visit it changed again
My great dr who retired would have pulled me out of this mo ago
You can barely get a dr in this era to touch affected area to include lymph nodes
My primary provider whom I see the most is my chiropractor who is also my acupuncturist
See. 3-4x a mo now
Like the knowledge base of treating organ’s deficiencies sinuses lymph and neuro muscular …
Like this site tho