Midwest ENT Centre, where more than 2,000 allergy sufferers are at any one time under our care. Allergies are serious business here because we know that, while allergies are not often life threatening, allergic patients have significant quality-of-life issues which we seek to address.

The Need for a Physician Specialist
People can have allergic reactions to many kinds of triggers, including pollen, house dust, pet dander, foods, mold spores, and much more; and it takes an allergy specialist to determine the cause and most beneficial treatment program for each individual patient. Only an ENT physician can conduct the necessary examination of your head and neck area to determine if infection or structural abnormalities (such as a nasal septal deviation or polyps) are aggravating factors in allergy patients.

While the management of allergy includes counseling in proper environmental control, a number of medications including antihistamines, decongestants and cortisone-type preparations are effective. For severe sufferers, the effects of allergies may be mitigated by the administration of injections (immunotherapy) that, over time, prompt the patient to build up protective antibodies to specific allergens (pollens, molds, dust, etc.). Your physician will oversee your progress during the course of treatment and direct care for other nasal and sinus disorders that may contribute to your symptoms.