ALLERGY AND ASTHMA SERVICES

Are you suffering from recurrent sinus infections, headaches, nasal obstruction and the other symptoms of allergy? Welcome to the most important step you can take to relief.....education

ENT Carolina is dedicated to providing not only state of the art diagnostic and treatment options in our clinic but also comprehensive educational resources on the internet. Office visits alone are not sufficient to provide all the information needed to optimally manage allergies. This is why we have created this website

Below are a series of articles, written by our physicians, with information found to be beneficial over the past decade. In addition, there's a library of authoritative sources for more detailed and specific research.  We also provide full text versions of our practice newsletters and a library of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery brochures on ear, nose and throat topics.

• Introduction to Allergies (revised 2/27/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• What's Your Problem (revised 2/13/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• How To Treat Allergies (revised 2/11/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Your Doctor Visit (revised 2/27/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Why Are Patients So Frustrated? (revised 2/13/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Allergy Testing (revised 2/13/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Environmental Control (to be written in the near future)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Allergy Medication Overview (revised 2/08/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Immunotherapy (revised 2/27/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Nasal/ Sinus Surgery (revised 2/27/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Expectations
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• SLIT Resources
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   
• Frequently Asked Questions About Allergy (revised 2/29/08)
  by Mark E. Reiber, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.A.
  
   

Allergy Related Web Sites

American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA): The patient website for the AAOA has answers to 27 commonly asked questions. This site is brief and can be read in just a few minutes. It is a good place to start for a general overview.

American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI): A public information site covering a wide range of topics in detail

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): A website on indoor air quality, asthma, mold, radon, carbon monoxide and second-hand smoke among other topics. This is an excellent source of free literature with links in Spanish as well.

Allergy Internet Resources: Links to a multitude of websites on almost any topic dealing with asthma or allergy.

Yahoo Allergy Directory:  Links to many different allergy related websites.

Medline Plus-Allergies: One of the most complete sources of allergy articles I have found on the web. It covers a wide range of topics in almost any area. A place to answer a basic questions on specific topics.

Medline Plus-Sinusitis:Similar to the site above but for sinusitis