{"id":3699,"date":"2024-04-05T16:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:45:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T20:45:20","slug":"exploring-allergies-how-they-affect-the-ears-nose-and-throat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/exploring-allergies-how-they-affect-the-ears-nose-and-throat\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Allergies: How They Affect the Ears, Nose and Throat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Allergies are the body\u2019s overreaction to a stimulus that would otherwise be considered harmless. Common environmental allergens may include pollen, mold and pet dander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allergic reactions often cause overlapping symptoms that impact the ears, nose and throat. Symptoms can range from itching and swelling, to runny eyes and nose, sneezing and coughing. More than 100 million people in the U.S. experience allergies each year, and they are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allergy symptoms<\/a> can affect the ears, nose and throat individually, but the ear, nose, throat system is intertwined enough that sometimes symptoms affect multiple of these at once. Let\u2019s take a look at how each becomes impacted by allergies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n