Specialty Testing

Allergies may be easy to recognize by their symptoms but uncovering the cause of your allergies requires testing. Allergy diagnostic services from Advanced Allergy & Asthma Associates, Inc., in Crystal Lake and Elgin, Illinois, can help identify the triggers of your allergies so you can avoid them and better manage your allergy symptoms. Purpose of Allergy Testing In order to treat an allergy, Dr. Noga Askenazi and our team have to pinpoint the type of allergy you have and what’s triggering your symptoms. People can be allergic to food, substances in their environment, chemicals in household or garden products, pet dander, and … Continue Reading

Food allergies, penicillin, bee venom and more can be accurately diagnosed with allergy testing. If you have noticed hives, swelling, vomiting, or other symptoms after coming into contact with or ingesting certain substances, it may be time to consider allergy testing. For allergy testing near me, look no further than Dr. Noga Askenazi, and her staff. The team at Advanced Allergy and Asthma Associates and Food Allergy Center of Illinois have offices in Elgin and Crystal Lake. Allergy tests accurately determine the severity of an allergy or reaction. This information allows your physician to create the most appropriate treatment plan, … Continue Reading

Food allergies can be a burden on quality of life. For children, the dangers that may be lurking at school cafeterias, birthday parties, and other activities can be troublesome to cope with. Food intolerance is often mistaken for actual food allergies. A food allergy test from an experienced allergist in Crystal Lake can provide valuable information on the chance an allergic reaction will occur from a certain food. Reactions can be extremely serious, and life threatening in the case of anaphylaxis. When tests confirm allergic reactions, the only true form of treatment is avoidance of the food. Food allergy vs. food intolerance Adverse reactions to … Continue Reading

Allergies and allergy-induced asthma affect all ages. However, children are more sensitive than adults to some substances and are more vulnerable to some conditions than their older counterparts. For example, 80 percent of kids with asthma also have allergies. Dr. Noga Askenazi and the staff may use lung function testing to aid in the diagnosis of your child’s breathing troubles. Your son or daughter will be asked to breathe into a tube attached to a spirometer. This machine collects information related to how your child breathes. These measurements are used to identify the cause of disordered breathing. From there, the … Continue Reading

As a food allergy sufferer, you may relate to the annoying tingling or itching on the roof of your mouth. Your face may itch, or you may develop hives. Hopefully, you or a loved one haven’t experienced the super-scary symptoms – the swelling of the tongue and throat and constricted airways that can interfere with breathing. Anaphylactic shock is an emergency that can lead to low blood pressure, rapid pulse, and loss of consciousness. Since some symptoms are shared between food allergies and food intolerances, these two conditions are often confused with each other and misdiagnosed. Generally, food intolerance does … Continue Reading

If you are one of the millions of Americans suffering from allergies, you know that they can have a major effect on your day-to-day life. Discovering the cause of your allergies is the first step to coming up with an effective treatment plan. At Advanced Allergy & Asthma Associates, we offer a variety of specialty testing that is convenient and extremely accurate at identifying common allergens. Allergy testing is safe. There is always a risk of allergy symptoms during test because of exposure to potential allergen. The most common side effects are rashes, swelling, or itching near the testing area. … Continue Reading

Substances that cause an allergic reaction are referred to as allergen. For people who are currently experiencing these reactions, it is important to determine what substances are triggering the events. In order to do this, allergists can test your skin or blood using small amounts of the most commonly known allergens. Allergy tests are extremely important because they can provide insight on what you are allergic to and allow your allergist to recommend the best treatments available. Both adults and children who suspect that they may have an allergic disease should undergo allergy testing. Inhaled allergens typically produce respiratory symptoms … Continue Reading

Food is a source of vitamins and nutrients. For many, it also provides comfort and pleasure. For some, food is a cause of discomfort. In fact, most people, at some point in time, experience distress after consuming certain foods. Such experiences are often deemed the result of food allergies. Most mild reactions to foods like milk or ice cream are simply bouts of intolerance, mimicking allergic responses but not triggered by the same mechanisms. Food allergies are very specific to our genetic makeup and immune system, passed down from our ancestors. Allergies to foods occur after certain proteins which are … Continue Reading