Locations
Donate
Careers
Pay a Bill
NorthShoreConnect
NorthShore’s online source for timely health and wellness news, inspiring patient stories and tips to lead a healthy life.
By: Lauren McRae
If you are an allergy sufferer, you should start building your defense against pollens and other spring and summer allergens now.
NorthShore allergist Ewa Schafer, MD, said, “Anti-inflammatory medications will prevent the inflammation and swelling that allergies cause, and help minimize symptoms. We don’t want to play catch-up with allergies. Patients who wait might have to use higher dosages or add medications to control their symptoms later on.”
Here are tips Dr. Schafer said will help control symptoms: