The safety of our patients and staff is very important to us. Therefore we have made some adjustments to the schedule (fewer appointments per hour), allergy shots will now have to be scheduled, optimizing staff presence.
Christmas season is a time of lights, ornaments, parties and of course, Christmas trees. Many people experience Christmas tree allergy symptoms like sneezing, congestion and itching when they put up the tree. But it’s not tree pollen which irritates allergy sufferers (Tree pollen season is mainly during spring – at least in the North East), but primarily mold. So bringing a live Christmas Tree into the house increases mold counts significantly. But even artificial Christmas Trees can induce allergy attacks in sensitized individuals by harboring dust mite and mold depending on storage conditions. So here are the suggestions on how to reduce allergen exposure while still enjoying a Christmas Tree:
With these few simple changes, Christmas may be much more tolerable for allergy sufferers.
For more information check out ACB news and information from the ACAAI website.
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The safety of our patients and staff is very important to us. Therefore we have made some adjustments to the schedule (fewer appointments per hour), allergy shots will now have to be scheduled, optimizing staff presence.
This is what you should know if you have asthma during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many things have changed. We now offer Telehealth visits for patients. Please call our office to schedule them.
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
For the safety of our patients and all staff, we have made the following adjustments to our schedule:
Covid-19 is now affecting our everyday life. This blog post summarizes recommendations for allergy and immunology patients.