What Tests Are Done To Determine Hay Fever
What tests are done to determine Hay Fever?
Physicians usually conduct various tests to identify hay fever apart from other allergies or complications that result from inflammation and irritation symptoms. These medical tests are briefly discussed in the following:
- Skin tests are performed to establish sensitive pollens that may cause such disease. This is performed through applying drops that contains small quantities of possible allergy-causing substances to the patient’s arm or back using a small plastic toothpick. In case the skin shows redness, swell, and becomes itchy after 20 minutes, the test has already identified the sensitive allergens.
- Blood tests such as the radioallergosorbent test (RAST) may also be conducted to measure the quantity of IgE produced by the immune system of the body to block different types of allergens.
- X-rays and other imaging tests may also be conducted to determine any possible causes or rhinitis such as probable structural abnormalities and other complications.
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What are the treatments used for Hay Fever?
There are various ranges of treatments that are used to relieve the symptoms of hay fever which are available at local pharmacies. These are the following:
- Different decongestants are available on different forms. Oxymetazoline and xylometazoline comes in nasal spray form. There are also oral decongestants such as pseudoephedrine that can be used. However, take note that such decongestants must be only used on the prescribed length of time, or it may cause adverse side effects such as high blood pressure and possible heart problems.
- There are also available oral antihistamines which can be used to combat the symptoms of hay fever. These are classified either sedating or non-sedating which are taken into the body. There are also topical antihistamines which come into the form of eye drops or nasal spray.
- Topical corticosteroids are useful for both treatment and prevention of hay fever. It can be used at the start of the season where hay fever is prevalent to prevent symptoms. It may also require a combination of a decongestant or an antihistamine as relief.
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