The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center offers a full line of
physician-recommended allergen avoidance products to help you avoid
substances to which you are allergic. Whether you have a dust allergy,
mold allergy or pet allergy, you find many of the products you need for
a healthier home at the Patient Centers in our office locations. You'll
find bed and pillow encasings to block dust mites, quality carpet
treatments, air cleaners, HEPA vacuum cleaners, face masks and more.
Browse through the products here, then come by one of our Patient
Centers and pick up the products that will help you best avoid your
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How allergic are YOU?
Allergens are substances that cause allergic reactions. When you have an
allergic reaction to something, it is your body's response to a
substance that many other people can probably easily tolerate. If you
are highly sensitive to a particular allergen (your allergic threshold
is "low"), you will have symptoms every time you are exposed to it. If
you are only slightly allergic to a substance (your allergic threshold
is "high"), it will take a higher concentration of that allergen to
trigger your symptoms because you are not very sensitive to it.
Small amounts of a variety of allergens can overload your threshold as
can a large amount of a single allergen. It is the total accumulation of
allergen exposure that will determine if your tolerance is exceeded. So
your doctor will recommend that you try hard to avoid substances to
which you have a high or low threshold.
The Goal of Allergen Avoidance
It is important to know the particular allergens to which you are
sensitive. You can then concentrate on those steps which are most
practical and those which are most effective at reducing your exposure.
An appropriate allergen avoidance program recommended by your doctor
will help you set priorities and make informed choices about how you
will best avoid an overload of the substances to which you are allergic.
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