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Suggest Treatment For Itchy And Swollen Eyes Due To An Allergic Reaction
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For the past few months I've been experiencing an allergic reaction to an unknown source in my bedroom. I've cleaned and cleaned, taken benedryl at night and eyedrops for allergies and finally am sleeping in the living room in hopes of escaping the allergen. I wake up with swollen, itchy eyes and my eye lids are inflamed and the skin began flaking. Since sleeping in the other room and using some cortizone my eyes have cleared up but I have noticed a small hard bump appear between my left temple and my eye. It is about the size of a pea but the hardness has seemed to spread to about dime or nickle size and is slightly painful to touch. It feels like my temple is buised but there are no signs of bruising. just this strange bump. I don't have insurance and cannot afford to go to the clinic to be sent away with a big bill and no answers. Can you help me?
For the past few months I've been experiencing an allergic reaction to an unknown source in my bedroom. I've cleaned and cleaned, taken benedryl at night and eyedrops for allergies and finally am sleeping in the living room in hopes of escaping the allergen. I wake up with swollen, itchy eyes and my eye lids are inflamed and the skin began flaking. Since sleeping in the other room and using some cortizone my eyes have cleared up but I have noticed a small hard bump appear between my left temple and my eye. It is about the size of a pea but the hardness has seemed to spread to about dime or nickle size and is slightly painful to touch. It feels like my temple is buised but there are no signs of bruising. just this strange bump. I don't have insurance and cannot afford to go to the clinic to be sent away with a big bill and no answers. Can you help me?
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
Hello.
Thank you for asking at HCM.
I went through your history and would like to make following suggestions to you:
1. Were I treating you, I would prescribe you montelukast and levocetirizine for at least 2 weeks.
2. Should you have any of the following symptoms - swelling in throat, giddiness, suffocation, breathing difficulty, vomiting, abdomen pain, etc, please contact your doctor immediately.
3. I would suggest you to observe your daily foods and correlate them with your symptoms.
4. I would suggest you allergy testing to identify the substance which may be causing such reaction to you.
Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.
Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.
Wish you the best of the health.
Thank you & Regards.
Thank you for asking at HCM.
I went through your history and would like to make following suggestions to you:
1. Were I treating you, I would prescribe you montelukast and levocetirizine for at least 2 weeks.
2. Should you have any of the following symptoms - swelling in throat, giddiness, suffocation, breathing difficulty, vomiting, abdomen pain, etc, please contact your doctor immediately.
3. I would suggest you to observe your daily foods and correlate them with your symptoms.
4. I would suggest you allergy testing to identify the substance which may be causing such reaction to you.
Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.
Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.
Wish you the best of the health.
Thank you & Regards.
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