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Text Box: This is the time of year everyone wants to be outside in the beautiful weather of the Carolinas. People are more health conscious, trying to exercise more, and trying to lead more active lives. All of this can be ruined however by a stuffy, watery nose, itchy eyes, and sinus infections. Studies have shown that allergies and sinus problems can have as detrimental an impact on quality of life as chronic back pain or heart disease. The fact is that allergy is a progressive disease that worsens with time. If you have been unfortunate enough to

Text Box: have inherited the “allergy genes” from your parents and you are experiencing symptoms with any regularity, then the problems are only going to worsen. Ignoring them will not make them go away. Prevention is the best medicine for allergies. Trying to “fix” symptoms once they occur is about as difficult as putting the pieces back together after an explosion. You need to have an appropriate strategy to manage your allergies. The three essential components to any allergy management plan are avoidance measures,

Text Box: medications and immunotherapy. Any medical provider can prescribe allergy medications, run allergy tests and give “shots”, but to have a successful program you need someone with a commitment to education and a partnership with the patients. ENT Carolina has an extensive allergy website for patients including original articles by our physicians. Our nurses are experts in explaining allergy testing and treatment and enjoy discussing issues with patients on a daily basis. We have a commitment to our patients that doesn’t end with a test or a simple prescription.

Text Box: The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery has a wonderful website with a wealth of information for patients on a number of ear, nose and throat topics. There are sections on Ears,

Text Box: treatment and other related issues. The website is: www.entnet.org, but you can also find a link through the Patient Education section of www.entcarolina.com Use this as a trusted source of information on the web.

ENT Carolina

Hummm… Did you hear that?	2
“I’m all stopped up”	2
Prepare now for next year’s sore throats	2
The word about our allergy program	3
SLIT– a revolution in care	3
Turn down the music!	3
The details about us	4

Throat, Mouth and Nose, Cancer, Pediatric, and others. Within each section there are individual articles explaining details of many of the common problems that ENT patients experience. It serves as a valuable resource to answer questions regarding