You may be ready for college, but are your allergies and asthma?
There’s a lot to do to keep symptoms under control as you leave home.
- Find an Allergist
- Symptom Test
- Ask the Allergist
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 21, 2020) – That acceptance letter from your dream school felt pretty great. But if attending college means leaving your hometown, you need to start thinking about how you’ll manage your allergy or asthma symptoms as you begin your journey of living away from home for the first time.
“There are many arrangements to be made as you head off to college for the first time, and your allergies and asthma should not be put on the back burner,” says allergist J. Allen Meadows, MD, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “It’s important to start managing your health issues well before you leave for school, because there are many details to nail down to ensure you stay well as you study.”
As many students will head to campus while COVID-19 is still a concern, it’s especially important that they stay healthy and have a good plan to manage their allergies and asthma.
Following are six tips from ACAAI to help you determine how best to manage allergy and asthma symptoms in a new environment.
A board-certified allergist can help identify and treat your allergic symptoms and create an action plan so you can live the life you want. For more information about allergies and asthma, and to locate an allergist in your area, visit AllergyAndAsthmaRelief.org.