Allergy Testing...

What is an Allergy?

An allergy occurs when the body’s immune system over-reacts to normally harmless substances (called allergens). These substances may be in the air or what you touch or eat. Allergies are a contributing factor to conditions such as hay fever, asthma and eczema. 

Symptoms vary and can cause sneezing, a runny nose, watery, itchy eyes, irritated and itchy throat & a stuffy blocked nose. Eczema & dermatitis can occur causing itchy, red rashes. Allergies to some foods can cause urticaria (itchy blisters and red patches on the skin).

We perform the skin prick test, where a needle is pricked into the skin through a drop of the suspected allergen, usually on the forearm. The size of the wheal and surrounding redness on the skin indicates how strongly you are allergic to a particular allergen. We usually test for approx 20 substances at one time.

• Tomato            

• Orange                  

• Wheat                    

• Rice                       

• Oat          

   

Food Allergens:

• Cows Milk      

• Potato   

• Egg White  

• Soya    

• Strawberry   

• Cod          

• Peanut  

• Maize 

Pollens/Mites/Epithelia:         

• Tree Mixture                          

• Timothy Grass                        

• Birch                                       

• Derm/Dust Mite                            

• Horse Hair                              

• Cat Hair                                 

• Dog Hair                               

• Feathers                                

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