The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center of Georgia

06/24/2025

If you have allergies, you probably find yourself down the medicine aisle looking for anything that can provide relief. 🥹 And while immunotherapy is the only way to cure your allergies, there are several antihistamines that can help you deal with the symptoms! 🙌 But can you guess which antihistamine we DON’T recommend?? 🤔👀 Tap here: https://community.aafa.org/db/ask-the-allergist/record/what-antihistamines-should-be-used-for-allergies to read an article from AAFA.org to find out why!

06/23/2025

🔆 Did you know summer heat and humidity can worsen indoor allergens like dust mites, mold, and pet dander—especially with the A/C on? 🤔 Don’t worry, The AASC is here to help you find relief! 🩺🙌 Go here: https://www.allergyasc.com/appointments to schedule an appointment with one of our board-certified allergists and start living your life .⁠ 😃👏⁠⁠

06/13/2025

The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center began using biologics for asthma in 2010. 🧫🧬 Since then, biologics have been on a fast path of development! 🔬👉️ Tap this link: https://allergyasc.podbean.com/e/an-introduction-to-biologics/ to listen and learn more about the superior safety profiles of biologics, their multiple uses within the allergy and asthma specialty, and their proven effectiveness. 🎙️⁠⁠

06/06/2025

Beginning with the allergic march, Dr. Carter reviews the progression of allergies to asthma and its telltale symptoms. 👨‍⚕️ He explains what a first visit looks like, what triggers can exacerbate asthma, and how a diagnosis is made. ➡️➡️ Tap here: https://allergyasc.podbean.com/e/using-the-asthma-toolbox/ to listen and learn more about the allergist’s asthma toolbox in this episode of Let’s Clear the Air! 🎙️🛄⁠⁠

06/05/2025

🪲 If you’ve had swelling, hives, or trouble breathing after a sting or bite, you might have an insect allergy. Some insects can cause serious allergic reactions, including Anaphylaxis. 🐝 Allergy shots (Immunotherapy) can help your body build tolerance to insect venom and reduce the risk of severe reactions! 💪 Schedule an appointment with us today and get back to enjoying your life, worry free! 😃🙌⁠⁠

06/02/2025

If you think you may be allergic to insect stings, we can help!

Learn the signs and symptoms of different types of insect sting allergy. Discover treatment options through ACAAI.

05/30/2025

✍️ Used to either clear or definitively determine a food allergy, the oral food challenge takes place in a controlled setting. 🩺 By introducing the allergic food in small, increasing doses, your allergist can watch for reactions, such as a drop in blood pressure, hives, and wheezing, and respond accordingly. 👉️ Go here: https://allergyasc.podbean.com/e/clearing-or-confirming-your-food-allergy/ to learn more about who is a good candidate for an oral food challenge and how the certainty of a diagnosis (or lack thereof) can be empowering. 💪🎙️⁠⁠

05/21/2025

✨️🩺 Dr. Shrestha’s devotion to making a significant difference in her patients’ lives is obvious: from enabling them to overcome seasonal allergy symptoms, to improving an eczema or urticaria patient’s confidence, to seeing a child’s excitement at his first successful bite of Nutella during a food challenge. 🤗👉️ Listen now (https://allergyasc.podbean.com/e/getting-to-know-dr-pragya-shrestha/) to learn more about Dr. Pragya Shrestha’s passions & curiosities in this episode of our “Let’s Clear the Air” podcast! 🎙️👩‍⚕️⁠⁠

05/16/2025

👨‍⚕️To paraphrase Dr. Jones: you shouldn’t accept the symptoms of asthma...you should be able to do anything you want to do! 🧗🕺In this episode🎙️, learn how the effects of asthma can be reversed, why Dr. Jones tells patients that lung health is tied to nose health, and why physicians avoid prescribing alternative options (labeled “food supplements”) as medication. 🩵🫁 Listen now! 👉️ ⁠https://allergyasc.podbean.com/e/do-anything-you-want/⁠

05/14/2025

Asthma Cough 101

It’s easy to think that coughing means you have a cold or bronchitis – but if that cough keeps coming back, it may be a sign of asthma.

05/12/2025

👨‍⚕️ Learn all about what Dr. John Overholt has to share and why local honey isn’t the best alternative remedy for your allergy symptoms! 🍯🐝 Tap this link here: https://www.allergyasc.com/local-honey-for-allergies to read the full blog that was referenced in an article shared via The Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/5276220-does-eating-raw-local-honey-really-help-with-allergies/) and NewsNation (https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/eating-raw-honey-help-with-allergies/) ✍️🤩 ⁠⁠