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Can seasonal allergies exacerbate asthma symptoms, even if one has not had an asthma attack in over 5 years?

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Yes: Seasonal allergies can exacerbate asthma even after many asthma free years .Body keeps memory against allergies for rest of life.

Answered 5/16/2016

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Yes: Asthma is a disease, in large part, caused by sensitive airways.Allergies are the most frequent cause of turning on this reaction.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Ted King answered

Absolutely: Seasonal allergies can exacerbate allergic symptoms after many symptom free years.

Answered 5/30/2012

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Dr. Sue Ferranti answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes...: Asthmatics can have long periods of remission, sometimes lasting years. But, it can also return at any time, including seasonal allergy time, resulting in an exacerbation.

Answered 9/1/2014

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