Allergy can show itself in different ways throughout the body. It is also dependant on the type of allergy one gets affected with.

Listed in the following are the types of allergy, most of which can be found discussed in details elsewhere on this website. The remaining ones are discussed on this page following the list.

1. Food allergy
2. Skin allergy
3. Latex allergy
4. Pet allergy
5. Eye allergy
6. Seasonal allergy
7. Pollen allergy
8. Shellfish allergy
9. Allergic Rhinitis
10. Asthma

Allergic Rhinitis:

Also known as airborne allergy, allergic rhinitis is one of the most common types of allergy, which is provoked by tiny particles suspended, unseen, in the air that we breathe. This type of allergy is triggered by the following:

1. Pollen
2. Mould spores
3. House dust mites
4. Pets (dander)
5. Air pollution
6. Diesel fumes
7. Air-conditioned atmosphere
8. Smoke (particularly tobacco)
9. Strong smells
10. Perfumes
11. Changes in temperature
12. Humidity
13. Multiple triggers (combination of triggers)

 Treatment Options:

1. Anti-inflammatory nasal sprays
2. Antihistamines
3. Antihistamine sprays and drops
4. Antihistamine/Decongestant combinations
5. Decongestant sprays
6. Decongestant tablets
7. Anti-allergic nasal sprays or eye drops
8. Desensitizing injections

Asthma:
Allergy can play a part in causing asthma. There are hundreds of small and big tubes in the lungs, which carry the breath inside along with the inhaled air. Oxygen enters the body through these tubes and carbon-dioxide comes out of the body through them. The bigger tubes are bronchi and the smaller ones are bronchioles. These bronchioles and bronchi are surrounded by thin muscles which make them open and close during the process of respiration. At the ends of these bronchioles, there are millions of alveoli which are tiny balloon-like sacs spreading out in the periphery of the lungs. These alveoli have very thin walls and they allow oxygen from the freshly inhaled air to pass into the blood. Similarly, at the same time, the waste product of the body, namely carbon-dioxide, comes out of the blood stream through these sacs which are breathed out. Asthma should be evaluated and treated by a doctor.