Medication for nasal allergy

Nasal corticosteroid sprays: This spray is used to control and to palliate allergy signs and symptoms like constant sneezing, nasal stuffiness, itchy feeling and runny nose. There are some side effects in these medications which includes nasal irritation, unpleasant smell or taste, and nosebleeds or epistaxises. However these medications cause fewer side effects when compared with oral corticosteroids. 

Antihistamine nasal sprays: This sprays helps to relieve the patients from constant sneezing, irritation, running nose, postnasal drip and sinus congestion. Side effects of antihistamine nasal sprays are unpleasant or bitter taste, giddiness, dopiness or fatigue, dry mouth, headache, burning sensation in nasal passage, nosebleed, sickness, runny nose, sneezing and sore throat......Read More >>

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Yoga for nasal allergy

 

Yoga considers nasal allergy as a sign of a minor imbalance in Prana-means life-breath. Therefore by yoga therapy or practicing yoga regularly, the nasal allergic patients get quick result. Yoga therapy can ease allergies by opening your airways and it also an effective treatment which has no side effects. Practicing the basic set of pranayamas such as breathing exercises (Tiger breathing, sasankasana breathing), relaxation exercises (twisting), suryanamaskara, 12 different postures and meditation along with change in lifestyle helps you to overcome nasal allergic problems. Regular practice of yoga helps in self-training one’s hyper-responsive nasal lining. When you practice ...Read More >>

 

Penicillin allergy symptoms

 

It is important to note that some people may have a reaction due to penicillin and this must not be considered as penicillin allergy. There are a few symptoms which occur on account of penicillin allergy. These symptoms include hives, skin rashes, swollen slips, anemia, swollen tongue, skin itching and asthma symptoms. These are the common symptoms that would occur due to penicillin allergy. Certain severe allergic reaction due to penicillin gives rise to anaphylactic reactions. In this the person has breathing problem, wheezing, loss of consciousness, dropping of blood pressure, dizziness, low pulse rate or rapid pulse rate and swelling of throat. If the symptoms ...Read More >>

 

Skin testing and allergy

 

Skin testing for allergies is one of the most reliable and popular finding out what substances are responsible for the symptoms of allergy. In skin testing for allergy there are basically three types of procedures:

Scratch, Prick or Puncture test: Marking is done on the skin after cleaning so that the testing of allergens can be done. Then the suspected or potential allergens are placed on each marking. These allergens may be insect venom, animal dander and pollen. Then the skin is slightly pricked so that the allergen can enter the epidermis. This test takes only 5 minutes time and you will come to know the result in 15 minutes time.

Intradermal test: Here, the allergen is injected beneath the patient’s skin. You can say that this test is somewhat like tuberculosis tests....Read More >>