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Allergy attacks are usually
triggered by such things as pollen, mould, animal dander, and the
microscopic waste products of the hordes of tiny dust mites that
live in your bedding, carpets, furniture, and clothes.
Try keeping a diary of your symptoms.
Track when and where you notice them, as well as what you were doing
at the time. If you notice that your nose starts running every time
you go into a damp room, for example, you've probably found your
culprit: mould.
If that doesn't work, an allergy
specialist can give you a skin test to find out what's setting off
your immune system's alarm button. In this test, small amounts of
allergens are either scratched or injected into your skin. If you're
allergic, the area will become red and irritated. Skin tests are
only somewhat reliable, and they may yield false positives and false
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