Allergy

Unfortunately, there is no cure for allergies. But you can get relief from your allergy symptoms by avoiding allergy triggers, reducing the amount of allergens around you or taking over-the-counter (OTC) medications.

This often requires careful detective work by you and your doctor, tracking your symptoms and the allergens you have been exposed to. If this doesn't work or isn’t feasible, skin tests can be done. These involve injecting a tiny amount of allergy-causing substances into your skin and watching to see whether redness and swelling occur where specific allergens were injected.

Yes. You should get your allergies checked out by a doctor if they persist because they could lead to conditions such as otitis media (ear infections) and sinus infections.