Dr. Jeffrey Rosch
Allergy and Immunology
Johnstown, PA
51 years experience male
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Central PA Asthma & Allergy Care
Altoona, PA
About
Bio
Practicing Board Certified Allergist, decent husband, adoring father and grandfather. Also Founder and CEO of Rosch Visionary Systems the leading allergy immunotherapy management software company.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Allergy and Immunology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
250 Answers
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Don't worry be happy: I wish people would get over this black mold mania. The tv hype was just that- hype! enjoy your pregnancy and either wash your water bottle with dishw... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Watch for smoring: Just be cautious with other medications or beverages that can drowsiness. They can be additive.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Mite allergy: Dust mites are common causes of respiratory allergic symptoms and more recently may be aggrivators of some pediatric eczema. In sensitized individuals... Read More
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A member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Anxiety & headaches : Sounds like you need to be treated for anxiety. Behavior modification therapy, possibly bio-feedback and/or medication would likely be of assistance. ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Effects vs sides: The most common side effect is sedation, about 13%. Sometimes taking before bedtime helps, but some people still are affected and need a less sedating... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Removal & avoidance: If you have developed a delayed (contact) dermatitis to the adhesive or other chemical component in the steristrip, removal and replacement with some ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Non-allergic rhiniti: Usually some response to topical intranasal corticosteroid nasal sprays and/or atrovent nasal spray. Check with your physician. Both require a prescri... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Itchy rash & steroid: Corticosteroids by mouth or injection can help decrease symptoms of a contact dermatitis (poison ivy), but not cure it. Their potential side effects o... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Curing allergies: All medications whether tablet, liquid or spray only masque symptoms. Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (scit), allergy shots, in many people over... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
What flowers liked: Although this could heal on its own the chance of infection or other potentially fatal complications is very high. This is an emergent situation and s... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Better, safer option: Can affect blood sugar, blood pressure, fluid retention, weight gain, depression, anxiety, osteoporosis, destruction of shoulder and/or hip, candida i... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Infammation smells : Nasal inflammation can cause anosmia (loss of sense of smell). Since most of taste is related to smell they often are both affected. Although medicati... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Allergy or not: Could be a shellfish allergy, but she'll fish in some people can directly release limited amounts of histamine causing mild skin symptoms usually quan... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Ear-nose connection : Nasonex, (mometasone) one of multiple prescription topical nasal steroid medications, is an anti-inflammatory and as such often decreases edema or swe... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Too much of anything: Using "too much" of almost anything can be harmful, especially medications. Bronchodilators can cause such effects as jitteryness and cardiac effects... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Immunologiic memory : Antibody levels do decrease over time, but prolonged immunity is provided by immunologic memory cells. On future exposure to an antigen (infection) th... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Steroid spray best: Yes, but assuming you have allergic rhinitis a topical nasal steroid would probably be more helpful. Check with your doctor.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Drug rxn/allergy : Most medication allergic reaction involve the skin and will clear with time. However drug alleries can be severe, even fatal. Seek immediate help for ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Hot water no help : Poison ivy is a contact dermatitis that takes 10 - 14 days to clear. Hot water will cause the superficial blood vessels in the skin to dialate making ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Overdose : That is a gigantic dose of visteril. The major and potentially life threatening risk would be CNS depression.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Don't waste money: Not only is it not bad, it's not possible!
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Take your medication: Good nutrition and be sure she takes her prescribed medications.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Get rid of dog NEVER: Antihistamines, topical nasal steroids, montelukast may be helpful. Allergen immunotherapy is best long term option.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Allergy remissions : They can certainly lessen in severity in some associated with adolescents or in adults more senior years. But why wait and suffer. There are various s... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Identical difficult: One of the functions of the immune system is recognize "self" from "non-self". Although as close a match between donor and recipient is attempted exce... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Mixed rhinitis: Sounds like perennial mixed rhinitis with both allergic and non-allergic triggers. Evidenced based medicine says topical nasal steroid spray is primar... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Stress aggregates: Stress can worsen many medical problems, allergic reactions included.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Not likely to clear: As a child the odds of a tree nut allergy clearing are one in five. As an adult less than that.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Knowledge may help: If you of someone you know has had an anaphylactic reaction they can indeed very very scarey, but luckily the vast majority of people never have one. ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Best allergy test: Scratch or prick skin testing is the primary skin test method used by allergists. A drop of the material in question is put on the surface of the skin... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Shellfish confusion: Itching from shellfish such as shrimp can be due to allergy (ige mediated), but in some people can be a direct histamine release reaction (non ige med... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Antihistamine and BP: Antihistamines are fine, but be cautious with those combinations that contain decongestants.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Contact dermatitis: Probably a contact dermatitis to the surgical prep used. Check with surgeon for confirmation and treatment.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Asthma remissions: Appropriate asthma therapy does not make you dependent on it, rather appropriate therapy allows for minimization of symptoms. Although in children and... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Eczema and allergy: Yes, especially in children. Consider evaluation by board certified allergist.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
New allergies occur: Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lung airways and one of the major inflammatory mediators is allergy. Allergies are dynamic so if you have a t... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Don't play doctor!: Asthma can be a very severe problem. Seek continuity care with a primary care or board certified allergist. There are no otc medications in the usa fo... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Hives, what to do?: Most chronic hives, greater than 6 weeks duration, and many acute hives are idiopathic (no obvious cause identified). An extensive workup for hives w... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Itchy fun?: If the "toy" was really the cause of the rash i would be concerned about possible latex sensitivity. Although this sound more like a contact dermatiti... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Not likely related: Neither your "allergies" or you menses are likely causes of an auxiliary lymph node. Have your pcp assess as to any further evaluation indicated.
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A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Migraines = doctor: If otc analgesics and/or coffee aren't helpful you need to see a physician.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
ITP: I assume from your concerns your child has multiple petechial areas. Any reasonable physician with your family history can do a simple blood test to e... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Extremely high IgE: That ige level is extremely high suggesting a problem with your son's immune system. He needs to see a board certified allergist urgently.
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A female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Contact food only: Yes, although immediate hypersensitivity or both are more common.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Avoid decongestants: Probably side effect of the decongestant in claritin-d. Will clear in 8-12 hrs. Advise avoiding Pseudoephedrine or other decongestants.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
SAR treatment option: Newer oral antihistamines give some relief of itching and sneezing, but less for the congestion and runny nose. Topical nasal steroids are more effect... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Time to get help: Time to see an allergy specialist. In most people appropriate evaluation will lead to one or more therapeutic options that will not only much better c... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Diffuse itching: If your itching is without hives unlikely to be the celebrex, (celecoxib) you need to see a dermatologist or allergist.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Ain't none: You can take anything you want, but nothing, other than in some people time, 'cures' dermatographism. Antihistamines can suppress the symptoms, but so... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Roschanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Allergy or not: Although often present in childhood allergic diseases can occur at any age. However not all "allergic symptoms" are caused by allergies. Check with yo... Read More
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Nov 25, 2012
Dr. Rosch knows allergy and immunology. No nonsense.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Rosch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Rosch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I'm a pretty stoic nurse, Derm tho ;) I now can't stay awake. Very unlike me. I have CVID, new. I'm headed to ER or pcp tomorrow . Thank you
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Thank you, Dr. Rosch. Yes, some of the children in her class fell sick the day after their trip too. She is being monitored at the hospital.
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thank you so much I'm another girl in America work all my heart out but I don't have health insurance and I'm not ever going to doctor so I
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Graduated 1972MD
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Johnstown, PA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Johnstown, PA - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Johnstown, PA - Winter
2013
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