Summer in the Desert Summer allergies got you down? Arizona is a giant oven that bakes your sinuses and blows around the grass and tree pollen, making allergy and asthma sufferers miserable. Right now, the air quality is especially dangerous with the Woodbury Fire burning in the Superstition Mountains. The smoke isn’t too much of [...]
Let’s talk about allergy shots. These are for people afflicted by seasonal, indoor, and insect sting allergies, and they’re available to help those of all ages. What Are They? Allergy shots are a form of allergy immunotherapy, which means treating or preventing a disease with the substance that create an immune response. This treatment does [...]
"We always have people asking, "What is the green tree with the yellow leaves?" said Dr. Wendt. "That's the palo verde tree and one of the Valley's most common allergy culprits." Here are a few of Dr. Wendt's answers to commonly asked questions regarding seasonal allergies...
Rainy Season We’ve seen a ton of rain since October. There has even been snow in Cave Creek and in the Superstition Mountains, attracting people from all over the Valley to take pictures of a desert dressed in white. The Phoenix office of the National Weather Service says this is the sixth wettest year to [...]
Our office will be CLOSED on the following days to observe the holidays: Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th for the Fourth of July Friday, September 13th for staff training inservice Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving Clinic closes at noon on Tuesday, December 24 and is closed Wednesday, December 25th, Thursday, [...]
If you’ve seen the new “Peter Rabbit” movie, you already know it features a character with food allergies. Despite being the “#1 Family Movie in America,” the delivery of the food allergy topic has not been received well. What do you think about Peter Rabbit’s Food Allergy Scene? The film based on the classic children’s [...]
Do you have itchy eyes, a runny nose or nagging cough? We are saying goodbye to fall allergens and already seeing spring agitations. You could have a common cold, the flu or maybe a recently developed allergy. Allergy skin testing options help provide answers and can be administered in office with relatively quick results. Pediatric [...]
Do you have the cold that never ends? Have you been suffering from allergy symptoms, such as a runny nose, coughing, sneezing, nasal congestion, red, watery, runny, itchy eyes, headaches and even migraines, sinus pain, and frequent sinus infections or sinusitis? Consider getting tested for the possible environmental triggers and allergens. Knowledge of the specific [...]
Keep track of allergy issues with these handy websites and apps: Allergy & Pollen Levels Allergy Alert Phone App National Air Quality Forecast
With the end of summer comes fall and brings along the allergy season when people can suffer from fall allergies. The symptoms of allergy usually last until you are exposed to the triggers or allergens. The relief from fall allergies also comes with the elimination of exposure to the susceptible allergens. The most common cause [...]