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Allergy doc says i am allergic to "dust mites" and all sorts of grass (had skin prick test)- so what am i suppose to do about that other than meds?

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allergy housemites: Your allergy doctor can teach you how to control the dust mites in your house and also give you hyposensitization shots of dust mite and grass that you are allergic to, so you can overcome the allergy.

Answered 10/15/2013

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