Allergy

CEENTA ENT doctors Hunter Hoover, MD, and Darrell Klotz, MD, were on the Charlotte Smarty Pants podcast to talk about the differences between colds and allergies.

School will be letting out in a few weeks, and for some kids that means they’ll be heading off to summer camp. But what does that mean if your child has allergies? Will being outside all day mean they’ll spend the day stuffed up and sneezing?

Every year it’s the same story: the pollen comes out in full force and you spend the spring with a runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing. You take all your medicine and you practice good allergy avoidance techniques, but the symptoms don’t stop. As it turns out, the biggest source of pollen and other allergens may be you. Since this is asthma and allergy awareness month, this is a good time to discuss ways to prevent your own body from being the source of all your seasonal discomfort.

Allergies are very common in children and adults, and while they are less common in the older population, senior citizens can still have allergies. However, it’s important to know that allergies in the elderly have to be approached differently than in younger people, from diagnosis to treatment.

CEENTA Otolaryngologist Michael Falcone, MD, discusses allergies and immunotherapy on WCNC's Charlotte Today.

This February was unseasonably warm. You may have noticed the trees started blooming early, which means spring allergies started sooner than normal. But winter isn’t quite over, so this season’s allergies are still around. What should you do if you suffer from both?