When to See an Allergist 24 March 2016
When to See an Allergist
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If you have asthma or think you might, you should see an allergist if you: ________________________________________________________________
Have asthma symptoms every day and often at night that limit your activity | |
Have had a life-threatening asthma attack | |
Do not meet asthma treatment goals after three to six months or don’t respond to treatment | |
Have unusual or hard to diagnose symptoms | |
Have other conditions such as severe hay fever or sinusitis that complicate your asthma or make it hard to diagnose | |
Need more tests to find out what causes your symptoms | |
Need more instruction on your treatment plan, medicines or asthma triggers | |
Might be helped by allergy shots | |
Need treatment with a medicine called oral corticosteroids or have used this medicine more than twice in one year | |
Have stayed in the hospital because of asthma | |
Need help to identify your asthma triggers | |
Have questions about an asthma diagnosis | |
Request a referral |
Visit AllergyAndAsthmaRelief.org to learn more about allergies and asthma.