Can I Afford Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)?

While most insurance companies cover allergy testing as well as initial and follow-up visits with your allergy doctor, some of them are restrictive about the type of allergy immunotherapy that they will cover. While most will cover allergy shots (also known as...

Is This a Food Allergy? Or Just an Intolerance?

Food should be enjoyed, so why does eating make your gut miserable at times? And what’s going on in your body that is making you feel this way? Maybe you have nausea, cramping, stomach pain, or heartburn after you eat certain foods. The trouble is, those can be...

Is this Reflux? Or Eosinophilic Esophagitis?

Heartburn. Chest pain. Trouble swallowing. All symptoms of reflux. But a growing number of people are realizing that there’s something else behind their reflux-like symptoms: an allergic/immune condition known as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). EoE wasn’t officially...

Protect Yourself from Allergic Reactions to Poison Ivy

With the weather heating up, it’s time to head outside. There’s spring yard work to be done and plenty of nature to discover. If it’s warm enough, you may be able to pull on a pair of shorts for your outdoor venture, but don’t let your guard down. You could come into...

5 Things You May Not Know About AllergyEasy

Prior to starting AllergyEasy in 1995, I worked as a primary care physician and allergist in my own private practice. With 20% of the population affected by allergies, I frequently saw patients whose quality of life was diminished by allergic disease. My choices for...

Am I Allergic to my Clothing?

You pull on a new pair of blue jeans. They look great, but they don’t feel that way. The skin underneath them starts to get hot and itchy. What’s going on? You might have textile dermatitis, a form of contact dermatitis. Contact dermatitis occurs when allergens come...