Mold Allergies or is it a Cold?

 The symptoms of mold allergies can be very similar to the symptoms of the common cold, but there are some important differences. Both may cause nasal runny nose, congestion,nasal dripping and the most common sneezing. Itching of the eyes, nose, and sometimes the ears throat are usually not present with a cold. Other symptoms, such as body aches,sore throat and fever commonly occur with a cold and are absent with mold allergies. Allergy symptoms may last for as long as the trigger is present. For example, pollen allergies may last for an entire season yet pet allergies last for the entire time the person is exposed to the animals environment. Cold symptoms last for a few days and usually resolve within a week. The membranes inside the nose are most often swollen pale in color when dealing with mold allergies; the color is often more of a bright red when caused from a cold. Other signs of mold allergic symptoms such as wheezing, may suggest the presence of mold allergies in a person. The only true way to determine if a person has allergies, however, is to perform allergy testing along with air testing in the home or office. Call us for air testing or a list of blood testing services near you.