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parents are allergic the chances climb to about 66 per cent if hay fever is a family problemeii per cent of the time everybody in the house has it ovef the counter and sometimes even prescription med- icatipns can relieve the symptomsof many allergy sufferers t avoidancelofjppllutants can also sometimes help especially shuttmgfoewindows in the early evening when pollen counts pv are typically higher 1v i cl is better to know what you are allergic to l v don t worfy about the test- it is just a little pin prick reallyjmd it might get really itchy butit 7 really doesnt hurt r i r sometimes howeverdoctors advise highly allergic people to begin a tteatoentprogramjwhich includes allergy shots the shotsgiveri at regular iriteryals contain minute tracesof the allergen the theory is that repeated and controlled expo sure to theauergycausingsubstancewill break down the bodys sensitivity j l laura jshape 10 hates lier allergy shotsbut they are heip- ringlher overcome a major allergy to dust mites the grade 4 student at auroras regericyacres public school gets her ajler- s shot once a week at her doctors office her mom brehda says getting heir tothe office is often a major battle yc well it hurts explained laura my arm really swells up for awhile v i lauras allergy odyssey began when she was five years old thefamuywantetpgetacat and her mom decided should be tested to make sureshe wasnt allergic playing with a visiting catin the backyard always seemed to bring on itchy t eyes and a runny hose tfie testing didnt really hurt said laura they just put uttie stuff you mightjbe allergic to on yourback v then theres like a sharp poke in the back they drew a smiley j face for me to loqkat so i wasnt scared the scratch test revealed sensitivity to cats and dust the family got addg f s last year though things changed laura started coughing 7a dry deep cough tiiat simply wouldnotgo away shewastest- ed extensivelyfor asthma but didnt have it a second scratch jtest revealed her cat 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