How Do You Test For Mold Allergies?
Mold allergies, like many other allergies, affect millions of people around the world. The difficulty with mold allergies, though, is that they are often mistaken for other common types such as pet allergies or pollen allergies. Only a doctor can run the appropriate tests to identify specific allergy triggers and only a doctor can prescribe an effective treatment program. Talk to your doctor if you have any of the signs of mold allergies. Common symptoms include sneezing, coughing, runny nose, itchy eyes and skin irritation. Have your doctor perform a scratch test for mold allergy. To do this, your doctor will take a diluted version of the suspected allergy causing compound and very gently scratch your skin with it. If in fact you are allergic to the specific substance, your skin will react by becoming red and irritated. This is a common test for all allergies. Have a blood test performed if there are existing factors that prohibit you from having a skin scratch test. For a blood test,
