| Hay fever as well as dust allergies caused by air | | | | skin. Some of these might include certain pollens from |
| pollution are increasing in our population yearly. Most | | | | a range of different plants. Should you be |
| people who suffer from these forms of allergies | | | | hyper-sensitive to any of these allergens, your skin |
| normally sneeze uncontrollably, become nasally | | | | will begin to itch after several minutes and you might |
| congested as well as develop sore, red eyes. | | | | develop a small rash. You will then know that you are |
| For a minority of people, respiratory could emerge | | | | in fact susceptible to that particular substance. |
| due to the allergens in the air. The problem is, while a | | | | The second type of test involves a doctor applying a |
| lot of people suffer from these symptoms, few | | | | patch that contains a tiny subset of allergens to your |
| know exactly which allergens actually trigger their | | | | arm, and waiting for 24-48 hrs to see if there's been |
| immune systems. | | | | any development to that area of skin. This is helpful |
| If you are one of these people, it would be advisable | | | | in checking for certain symptoms of dermatitis. |
| to not continue suffering alone and visit your general | | | | Finally, you may do a blood test as well. The doctor |
| practitioner for help. A doctor would normally do a | | | | will take several samples of your blood and send it to |
| series of tests on you to find out exactly what's | | | | the medical laboratory for analysis. At the lab, the |
| going on with your immune system and which | | | | doctors will add many different allergens to your |
| allergens you are especially sensitive to. | | | | blood samples and look to see how the antibodies |
| The first type of test can can be done is normally | | | | within your blood react to it. |
| the best method with which to diagnoise the | | | | This test will cost more than the other forms of |
| problem. This is the skin test and it is conducted by | | | | tests and will take a few days before the results |
| scratching your skin with a variety of allergens. This is | | | | come back to you. However, it is a good way of |
| normally the fastest, and most inexpensive way for | | | | diagnosing allergies especially if you're skin is very |
| a doctor to figure out what you're allergic to. | | | | sensitive or if you have a certain skin condition that |
| Sometimes, an injection containing these | | | | prevents you from utilizing the other test methods. |
| contaminants is given to the top-most layer of your | | | | |