Allergy Testing

Targeted Treatment For Environmental Allergies

When you deal with allergies every day, knowing exactly what you react to is the first step toward relief. From allergy testing to allergy immunotherapy, our experienced medical team at Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates provides personalized, comprehensive care. We work closely with patients to identify triggers and develop customized treatment plans designed to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

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What Are Environmental Allergies?

Environmental allergies mean that your immune system has a response to certain substances, which are known as allergens. These allergens can trigger inflammation and other sinus, eye and throat symptoms. Many people experience peak allergy symptoms in the spring when seasonal trees begin to bloom, while others experience them year round. Environmental allergens include:

  • Tree, grass and weed pollen
  • Mold spores
  • Dust mites
  • Pet dander

Why Allergy Testing & Treatment Is Important

Allergy symptoms can be uncomfortable and incredibly frustrating, and effectively treating them is a great way to control symptoms when standard allergy medication doesn’t work. We offer allergy testing along with both allergy shots and allergy drops as part of our comprehensive approach to allergy care for patients throughout Seneca, Powdersville and Upstate South Carolina.

What To Expect During Allergy Testing

Your appointment will begin with a detailed discussion about your symptoms, medical history, lifestyle and potential allergy triggers. Our team will talk through every aspect of your symptoms, such as what seems to trigger them and when during the year they worsen.

We’ll use skin testing to evaluate your environmental allergies. During this process, a team member will place small amounts of allergens to the skin to observe whether a reaction occurs. Testing is generally well tolerated and often described as feeling like small pinpricks on the skin. Results are typically available within 30 minutes. Once testing is complete, our team will carefully review your results and discuss which allergens you reacted to.

Personalized Allergy Treatment Options

Allergy testing first helps us determine which environmental allergens may be contributing to your symptoms. From there, we provide immunotherapy treatment, which slowly and safely introduces allergens to the immune systems with the goal of potential reactions becoming less severe. We offer the following treatment options:

Allergy Shots

Allergy shots, also called allergy immunotherapy injections, are one of the most established long-term treatments for environmental allergies. These injections gradually expose your immune system to controlled amounts of allergens in order to reduce sensitivity over time.

Allergy Drops (Sublingual Immunotherapy)

For patients looking for a shot-free alternative, allergy drops may be a good option. Allergy drops, also known as sublingual immunotherapy, involve placing allergy drops under the tongue on a regular basis to slowly expose the immune system.

Frequently Asked Questions About Allergy Testing & Treatment

Our goal is not only to identify your triggers but also to help you regain control over your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Learn more about what to expect when getting tested for and beginning treatment at Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates.

Yes you do! Testing helps identify which environmental allergens may be contributing to your symptoms. Understanding your triggers allows our team to recommend a personalized treatment option that will be the most effective for you.

Allergy testing should not be truly painful, but might be mildly uncomfortable. The testing process usually feels like small pinpricks on the skin. The testing itself is quick, and the longest part of the process is waiting for your body to react before our team can interpret the tests.

We can evaluate your immune reaction to pollen, mold, dust mites, pet dander and other common airborne allergens.

Allergy shots or injections administered from the comfort of our office on a scheduled basis to gradually reduce allergic sensitivity. Allergy drops, on the other hand, are placed under the tongue and may offer a more convenient at-home treatment option.

Our team will determine whether allergy shots or allergy drops are best for you based on your symptoms, allergies and lifestyle.

Every patient is different! While people notice significant improvement within a few months, allergy immunotherapy treatment typically continues for several years.

Yes. Environmental allergies can contribute to symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and worsening asthma symptoms in patients with asthma.

Request Your Allergy Appointment

Let’s help you find true relief from allergies! Request an appointment online with our experts at Atreus Medical & Surgical Associates or call our office today at (864) 800-0100 to schedule your allergy appointment and learn more about allergy testing and immunotherapy in Seneca and Powdersville today.

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