What Are Allergies?
Who Gets Allergies?
Why do Allergies Affect My Nose?
At What Age do Allergies Appear?
How do Allergies Develop?
Is it Allergies or a Cold?
Allergy Resources
Check out these sites for more information on allergies and how you can better treat them.
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
The Allergy Report
Medicine Net
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Allergy Authority
Is it Allergies or a Cold?
Although allergies and colds have similar symptoms, there are some signs that can help you tell the difference between them.
It's probably an allergy if:
There is no fever and no muscle ache.
Mucous secretions are clear and runny.
Sneezes occur in rapid, multiple sequence.
Itchiness in nose, ears and throat (especially the palate or roof of the mouth) is present.
Symptoms of seasonal allergies usually last longer than the typical duration of a cold, which is usually 7 to 10 days.
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