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"Allergen Avoidance" is Doctor Recommended
Allergy physicians tell us that people are
most allergic to dust and dust mites, mold spores, pollen, and
animal dander. All of these allergens have two things in common:
they are invisible particles that float through the air, and they
have to be breathed in to cause allergy symptoms. Doctors who
have researched the relationship between levels of airborne
allergens and the incidence of allergies and asthma say the
connection is clear. If the source of allergies is removed or
significantly diminished, major improvement in symptoms also
occurs.
Environmental controls may not eliminate the need for medication
and immunotherapy (allergy shots). However, studies do indicate
that allergen avoidance is essential to effective treatment of
asthma and allergies.
Here are some quotes from physicians and researchers taken from
several medical journals which express the importance of allergen
avoidance and environmental control.
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"Three basic therapeutic techniques should be
considered in treating either seasonal or perennial allergic
rhinitis:
- avoidance of the offending allergens
- use of appropriate drugs
- immunotherapy (injection treatments to effect
hyposensitization or desensitization)
When feasible, avoidance is the preferred form
of treatment, since it both relieves symptoms and eradicates the
cause of the difficulty."
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Nov. 27 1987-Vol. 258, No.
20,Pp. 2854, 2855; M. Kaliner, MD,
P. Eggleston, MD and K. Mathews, MD
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"The most effective treatment of recurrent inhalant allergy
is the removal of allergens to which the patient is
sensitive."
ADVANCES IN
PEDIATRICS
Deamer, William C. "Allergy in Childhood" 11
(1960): Pp. 147-82.
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"House dust mite has long been recognized to be the most
important allergic trigger of asthma." p. 17
"Effective aero-allergen avoidance may not only reduce the
severity of established asthma but also have the potential to
prevent the development of the disease in the first place."
p. 18
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
ALLERGY
Warner, J.o. et al; Sept. 20 1990 -- Suppl. 3:
15-19 "Aero-allergen Avoidance in the Treatment of
Asthma"
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"Allergy to house dust mites requires precautions to
minimize exposure to mite allergens. Avoidance in the bedroom is
often sufficient because children spend more time there than in
other rooms of the house."
NELSON TEXTBOOK OF
PEDIATRICS
Behman, Richard E., ed. Philadelphia: Saunders
P, 1992.
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"Simple measures of environmental control can be helpful
for most asthmatic patients."
PEDIATRIC ANNALS
Hen Jr, MD., Jacob. "Office Evaluation & Management of
Pediatric Asthma." 15.2 (1986): 111-24.
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"The most effective form of treatment is elimination of
exposure to the offending allergen."
TEXTBOOK OF PEDIATRIC
ALLERGY
Sly, R. Michael. New Hyde Park: Med
Examination P, 1984.
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"There are strong indications to suggest that manipulation
of the environment to reduce the exposure of allergens and
adjuvant factors in the first few months of life may reduce the
risk of development of allergy and subsequent asthma."
RESPIRATORY
MEDICINE
Warner, J.A. et al; March 1991,Vol. 85 (2);
103-104 (40 Ref.) "Allergen Avoidance in Childhood
Asthma"
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