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Please suggest some questions about allergies that i should ask my doctor.

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Dr. John McMahan answered

Specializes in ENT - Head & Neck Surgery

Could: Could I have sinusitis in addition to allergy? Many allergy patients are infected as well.

Answered 9/14/2014

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What: What can I do at home to minimize my exposure to indoor triggers of my allergies?

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. Thomas Johnson answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

What: What specific allergies do I have? How can i avoid them? What are my treatment options?

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Would: Would you do a skin test or blood test to check which food or agents I am allergic to?

Answered 12/10/2013

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Dr. Michael P Vaughn answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

For: For recurrent sinus or ear infections, ask for an humoral immune system evaluation.

Answered 6/3/2014

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Most: Most milk-allergic children outgrow the allergy by 7 years of age. Ask the doctor about trying milk.

Answered 3/29/2013

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Dr. Michael Zacharisen answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

To: To evaluate the sinuses, limited sinus cat scans are best; don't waste time/radiation with x-ray.

Answered 2/8/2015

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Dr. Michael Zacharisen answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

If: If swelling occurs without hives & other family members have it, see a doctor about hereditary angioedema!

Answered 9/29/2016

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