We Offer Allergy Testing in Casper

From a stuffy nose and sneezing to more severe reactions like anaphylactic shock, allergies can wreak havoc on your daily life. If you’re not sure what’s triggering your symptoms, it can make it even harder to find relief.

At Wyoming Otolaryngology in Casper, we offer comprehensive allergy testing to help pinpoint what’s causing your discomfort. With over 25 years of experience, we’ve successfully treated allergies in patients of all ages.

Allergy tests are a critical step in creating an effective treatment plan. By identifying specific allergens, we can recommend the best ways to manage and minimize your symptoms.

Don’t let allergies control your life. Call us today at 307-337-9383 to schedule your allergy test and find the relief you deserve.

Allergy Scratch Tests

We Offer Allergy Testing in Casper and Douglas

Skin prick tests (also known as “scratch tests”) are a quick way to narrow down what might be causing your symptoms. We’ll expose your skin to an allergen by placing a small drop of fluid on your arm or back and gently pricking the skin. Then we’ll wait to see if your skin reacts.

Scratch tests don’t hurt and allow us to quickly test you for multiple allergens right in the office.

If the test comes out negative, you’re probably not allergic to that trigger. A positive result, however, may be a false positive. Scratch tests are extremely useful to help us identify what food groups and things we should watch, but sometimes a positive result means you’re actually allergic to a similar protein. Further testing might be necessary.

Blood Tests

While skin tests can offer almost immediate answers, sometimes a blood test is necessary. For example, if you have extremely sensitive skin, a scratch test may yield a number of false positives, or if you’re on allergy medication a blood test might make more sense. Blood tests also can have false-positive results, but often will “rate” your response which can be helpful. Results take up to two weeks.

Elimination Testing

Allergy testing is an invaluable first step in narrowing the list of possible allergens. The ultimate test, however, is eliminating the possible allergen and re-introducing it after a set time period. Once we have your allergy test results, we’ll walk you through this third option and possible treatments including immunotherapy.

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