Are allergy scratch tests accurate?!


Question: Are allergy scratch tests accurate?
I have had post-nasal drip chronically for about 4 months and I have been sneezing significantly as well.

With that said, am confident that I am allergic to something, but I don't want to get a scratch test just to find out that I am not allergic to anything.

Answers:

We took our daughter to a specialist a few years ago to get her tested for allergies and he refused to do it while she was experiencing sypmtoms because he said the tests would show positive for just about everything. So I guess you won't be able to get tested while you're all sniffly.
Do a little online research and find the more common allergens - pollens, animals, certain foods, dust, etc etc - and you should also find info there on what you can do to work out what your allergy is, like eliminating certain foods from your diet and reintroducing them one at a time, that kind of thing.
Hope that helps :)




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