Show I Spring Heres Achoo Spring with all it its ita flowers and pollens is bu busting out all over the country land and the period of human allergic manifestations will be be at its height AN ALTERED reactivity is the definition for an al allergy allergy allergy al- al thus the allergic state of the body or any previously sensitized portion of it reacts reacts re re- acts violently when brought into contact with the specific substance or substances The term hay fever brings to mind a picture of the sufferer sufferer sufferer suf suf- suf- suf ferer that is sneezing on the slightest provocation a watery nasal discharge nasal obstruction obstruction obstruction ob ob- ob- ob itching about the eyes nose and in the roof of the mouth INSTEAD of the term hay fever it is more correct to refer to the condition as al allergic allergic allergic al- al as it commonly common common- ly occurs from the pollen of trees grasses weeds and occasionally occasionally occasionally oc oc- oc- oc flowers Other factors can produce attacks of allergic or hay fever such as house dust feathers animal danders danders danders dan dan- ders and molds and many individuals will have multiple sensitivities ALL PERSONS with the typical symptoms of hay fe fever fever fever fe- fe ver as described above can after skin testing be found to have no demonstrable sensitivities sensitivities sensitivities to extrinsic substances In these people the nasal symptoms are apt to be aggravated aggravated aggravated aggra aggra- by temperature and barometric changes fatigue emotional upsets or strong odors To this group of individuals individuals individuals indi indi- the term vasomotor is applied TREATMENT to relieve the symptoms of allergy whether seasonal occurring at the same time every year or perennial perennial perennial per per- should be undertaken in every case of allergic the specific type of treatment being determined by your doctor With the institution of treatments treatments treatments treat treat- ments such as the use of antihistamine drugs or the use of injections injections injections following skin testing the hypersensitivity to the causative factor will be reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re and possibly eliminated completely |