Allergy symptoms are no joke. They can be irritating and long-lasting and make it difficult to justify getting outside despite the weather warming up. Spring allergies affect everyone differently, but they often cause symptoms that are similar to a cold and can be difficult to shake, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors. If you’re wondering whether your symptoms are caused by spring allergies, or something else, keep reading.
If you’re someone who struggles with spring allergies, AFC Urgent Care Stoneham can help. Our walk-in clinic offers walk-in seasonal allergy care to patients in Stoneham, MA, and the surrounding communities with no appointment required. Simply walk into our clinic when it’s convenient for you for rapid allergy symptom relief. We’re open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm.
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Common Spring Allergy Symptoms
Spring allergies can be a pain. Depending on what you are allergic to and where you live, your experience with allergy symptoms can vary. In most cases, spring allergies are triggered by spending time outdoors where irritants like pollen and dust are floating in the air. Spring allergy symptoms tend to be mild, and rarely cause severe symptoms like a fever. However, they can still be difficult to manage.
Symptoms of spring allergies often include:
- Congestion
- Post-nasal drip
- Coughing
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Itchy eyes
- Rash
Can Spring Allergies Cause a Fever?
Spring allergies can cause many symptoms which mimic illness symptoms. This may have you wondering whether your allergy symptoms are going to continue to worsen over time like illness symptoms typically do. Although spring allergy symptoms may mimic an illness, allergies do not cause you to get a fever.
If you are suffering from symptoms like congestion or a cough and then develop a fever, you likely have a respiratory illness, not allergies. If you’re suffering from any of the above allergy symptoms, it is important that you seek medical care to determine whether you’re suffering from allergy symptoms or mild illness symptoms. This can help you determine the best course of treatment to ensure you recover quickly.
Should I Seek Medical Care for a Fever?
If you do develop a fever in addition to the above symptoms, you likely have an illness, not spring allergies. Fevers are a defense mechanism that your immune system uses to kill pathogens causing an infection in your body. They can make you feel hot and uncomfortable because your body is raising its internal temperature to kill the virus or bacteria making you sick.
In most cases, fevers will resolve on their own within a day. However, if your fever is over 103F, or lasts longer than 48 hours, you should seek medical care. Severe fevers can cause serious damage to your body and often require treatment to help regulate. Children, the elderly, and anyone with a compromised immune system should always seek medical care for a fever as they are more at risk for suffering from a severe illness due to their weakened immune state.
Visit AFC Urgent Care Stoneham for Walk-In Allergy Symptom Relief
Although spring allergies can be irritating, they will not cause you to get a fever. If you’re suffering from symptoms that align with the allergy symptoms mentioned earlier, it is important that you monitor your symptoms to ensure that they are not worsening over time. Symptoms that become worse over time most likely indicate the presence of an illness. AFC Urgent Care Stoneham offers rapid same-day illness and allergy symptom treatment services 7 days a week on a walk-in basis. Visit the clinic today for rapid care.
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Our board-certified medical team is experienced in identifying common allergy symptoms. Our clinic has a lab on-site, in case diagnostic testing is necessary to rule out the presence of an infection. Based on the results, your medical provider will review the treatment options available to help you get rapid symptom relief. Our clinic is open 7 days a week and maintains short wait times. We offer affordable care and accept most medical insurance plans. Simply walk in for rapid allergy relief today.
