TORRINGTON — Group Well being & Wellness Middle not too long ago launched a brand new allergy testing and remedy service for sufferers to determine and deal with allergy symptoms.
CHWC’s allergy staff assessments for 60 completely different setting allergens — from mould spores and timber to grass and pollen — and 30 completely different meals allergens.
“Allergy symptoms may be chargeable for way more than only a stuffy nostril, itchy, watery eyes, and different disagreeable results. They’ll additionally trigger sleeping problems, anxiousness, a lower in high quality of life, and studying and a focus issues. If left untreated, allergy symptoms can worsen all through an individual’s life and turn into bronchial asthma,” based on CHWC.
“Many individuals undergo from allergy symptoms, however they don’t need to,” stated Alysha Lyman, LPN, who conducts allergy testing at CHWC. “Our testing is quick, straightforward, and painless. All the course of takes between 30 and 40 minutes, and subsequent immunotherapy remedy may end up in an improved high quality of life.”
“Spring is a time of blooms and blossoms, which additionally welcomes seasonal allergy symptoms,” stated Joanne Borduas, CEO, CHWC. “Meals allergy symptoms are a year-round downside for a lot of, as properly. We’re happy to have expanded our medical service choices to now present sufferers allergy reduction with our new testing and remedy program.”
Web sites may assist; www.pollen.com is an allergy tracker that gives info on present allergy forecasts based on your location. Different useful allergy trackers embrace https://climate.com/well being/allergy the place you possibly can sort in your metropolis or zip code, and the Nationwide Allergy Bureau https://pollen.aaaai.org/#/.
Group Well being & Wellness is a federally certified well being heart at 469 Migeon Avenue,Torrington, and may be reached at 860-489-0931. CHWC additionally has an workplace at 10 Middle Avenue in Winsted, at 860-238-4211, and is planning to open a 3rd website in North Canaan in early 2023.
For extra info, go to www.communityhealthandwellness.org and on Fb Group Well being and Wellness – Torrington/Winsted.
