Exposure Reduction—A Proven Way to Reduce Allergy Symptoms

If you or your child is diagnosed as having allergies, one powerful way to reduce your symptoms is to reduce your exposure to the specific allergens (cats, dust mites, pollens) that give you trouble. Working with your doctor, you can develop a plan for targeted exposure reduction (also called avoidance), guided by the results of a common blood test. Being tested is the only way to really use targeted exposure reduction to reduce your symptoms. Allergen exposure reduction may take some effort, but it can definitely be worth it. Experts support exposure reduction to reduce symptoms. In addition, it is believed that exposure reduction will help make medical treatments more effective.

Talk with your doctor about which allergy triggers you have, and which tips to follow, based on the results of your allergy blood test.

Click here to download a pdf with more information on allergies and tips to help you reduce exposure to your specific triggers.