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10 Ways to tell if your baby has allergies, and not just a cold

May 3, 2007 by GreatDad Writers 1 Comment

Many of the symptoms of nasal allergies (also known as allergic rhinitis) are
similar to those of cold symptoms—runny nose, watery eyes, cough, nasal
congestion, sneezing. Many times parents are confused on whether their child has
a long-term cold or allergies.

 

Allergies are different though. Here are ten things to look for:

  • Is your baby sneezing a lot?
  • Does he have a dry cough, not coughing anything up?
  • Are his eyes, red, watery, and itchy?
  • Is his skin breaking out, irritated, or have an itchy red rash?
  • Is your baby’s nose always stuffy or running?
  • Does it seem like your baby always has a cold? (Colds usually wind themselves
    down in a week to ten days; allergies don’t.)
  • Does your baby breathe through his mouth?
  • Is your baby constantly rubbing, or touching her nose?
  • Does your baby have thin and clear mucous draining from her nose (or is it think
    and yellow or green?)?
  • Does it look like he or she has a black eye (“allergic shiner”) where the skin
    is dark or purple under her eyes.

 

If your baby has more than one of these symptoms, there is fairly good chance
your baby is allergic to something in his or her environment. The most common
culprit is dust mites, but there are many other allergies. Since common
allergies are linked to ear infections and possibly asthma, it’s a good idea to
discuss these symptoms with your doctor and eventually with an allergist who can
easily test for more specific allergens.

 

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  1. Stephen says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    1 in 3 Infants BEGIN Life Fighting the Progression of Allergy Disease > Called > Allergy MARCH.

    In INFANTs who are Genetically PreDisposed to Allergy IMPORTANT to be on ALLERGY ALERT to emerging signs of Allergy March.

    do NOT Wait to see if Infant will OutGrow possible Allergy > you CAN Blood Test Infant for FOOD allergies.. which are followed by Enviro / Respiratory then Allergic ASTHMA If Not Addressed…. followed by a LifeTime Slippery Slope of Multi Allergy Driven Diseases, Health Complications & Compromised Quality of Life for Child & Parents.

    It is Never to Late to STOP Allergy March !

    Stephen

    Primary PHYISICIAN Diagnostics

    Your ALLERGY Testing & Treatment Company

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