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What Happens in a Nasal Allergy Attack?
Medically Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on February 22, 2023
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You Encounter a Trigger
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It Gets Into Your System
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Your Body Decides It's a Threat
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Your Immune Response Kicks In
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Histamines Hit the Scene
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You Ask "Why Me?"
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You Think About Prevention
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You Decide to Treat It
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You Consider Seeing an Allergist
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REFERENCES:
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.
American Academy of Physicians.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
National Institutes of Health.
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