During the colder months illnesses can spread quickly. As we head into the fall cold and flu season, you may be hyper vigilant about any potential illness symptoms that pop up. However, fall allergies are very common, and often cause similar symptoms to a cold! If you’re experiencing mild symptoms like a runny nose, congestion, or a sore throat, don’t always assume you’ve caught a virus. This article will review tips for identifying and treating seasonal allergies in the fall.
If you’re feeling under the weather and are in need of rapid symptom relief, AFC Urgent Care Lyndhurst is here to help. Our walk-in clinic is open 7 days a week to provide patients near Lyndhurst, NJ with fast and affordable symptom diagnosis for common ailments like colds and seasonal allergies. Simply walk into the clinic when it’s convenient, or schedule your visit using the button below.
Differences Between Seasonal Allergy Symptoms and Illness Symptoms & Tips for Identifying the Cause of Your Symptoms
If you wake up and notice mild symptoms like a runny nose, congestion, or a sore throat, you may be worried that you’re getting sick. While illnesses like colds can cause mild symptoms like these, fall allergies are commonly confused for illness symptoms. Because they both cause similar symptoms, it can be difficult to determine which ailment is causing your symptoms and how to treat yourself accordingly.
One way that you can tell allergy symptoms from illness symptoms is by monitoring your symptoms over time. Do your symptoms seem to come and go? Are they worse some days, but then better on others? You could have allergies. Allergy symptoms flare up with exposure, so you may notice them more on one day than another based on your exposure to potential allergens. Illness symptoms do not come and go over time, and instead usually worsen over time.
Diagnosing and Treating Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies are more common in the fall than you may think. When leaves fall, they can grow mold, which is a very common allergen. Although illnesses definitely spread during the fall season, persistent symptoms that last more than a week are often caused by allergies, not an illness like a cold.
Treatment for seasonal allergies is very different from treating a cold or a case of the flu. Seasonal allergy symptoms tend to be mild, and often can be treated with symptom-specific OTC medications. Allergy medications like antihistamines can help limit your body's immune response to allergens, potentially reducing symptoms altogether. If your symptoms persist or worsen over time, you should seek medical care for symptom diagnosis and treatment.
Visit AFC Lyndhurst for Seasonal Allergy Symptom Treatment
If you’re feeling under the weather, it is important to determine the underlying cause of your symptoms so that you can treat them effectively. Seasonal allergies are very commonly confused for illness symptoms in the fall. For accurate symptom diagnosis and timely treatment, walk into AFC Urgent Care Lyndhurst.
Our walk-in clinic is open 7 days a week, and we don’t require patients to schedule an appointment in advance. Simply walk in when it’s convenient. We work with most medical insurance plans, and have affordable rates for self-paying patients. To learn more, walk into the clinic or give our team a call at (201) 345-3839.
