To find out which types of pollen are responsible, skin testing may be recommended using pollens commonly found in the local area. A diluted extract of each kind of pollen is applied to a scratch or puncture made on the patient's arm or back or injected under the patient's skin. The allergiTest uses a universal approach of simple skin testing to the America’s top allergy causing environmental allergies and can be performed at a primary care setting (family practice doctor).

With a positive reaction, a small, raised, reddened area with a surrounding flush (called a wheal and flare) will appear at the test site. The size of the wheal can provide the physician with an important reaction diagnostic clue, but a positive reaction does not prove that a particular pollen is the cause of a patient's symptoms. Although such a reaction indicates that IgE antibody to a specific pollen is present in the skin, respiratory symptoms do not necessarily result.

Advantages:

1.You know right then and there what you are allergic to.
2.You can start your allergiMed Oral Vaccine therapy at the time of visit.
3.Tests are generally covered by insurance companies.