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Hi. this month i found out that i am allergic to perfume. everytime i am near a perfume, i sneeze and get itchyskin. possible future normal life?

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Dr. Carrie Cannon answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes.: Yes, you can have a normal life with hypersensitivity reactions to perfumes. If it is a true allergy, an antihistamine before you might encounter perfume in public might help, otherwise, avoidance works well.

Answered 8/2/2014

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Control environment.: It is possible to have a normal life but it will take a lot of work and pro-activity on your part. Everyone meaningful to you needs to know in order to help protect your personal space. You need to avoid pitfall areas like perfume departments/stores, and you may want to get allergy testing to see if certain triggers can be nullified with desensitization therapy or allergy shots. Good luck.

Answered 8/2/2014

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