My cousin used to work with birds on a farm and over time developed bird allergy; although mainly pet allergy manifests itself in cases and situations with dogs and cats, this condition is common for people who work on bird farms or at the zoos where they keep birds as well. Bird allergy is the reaction of your body’s resistance system to so-called feather dust – stuff that flies around birds to put it simple.
When you are allergic to birds, feather dust turns into an allergen which is strongly undesirable to keep close to your body for it causes damage to your general health. With regard to this damage brought on by bird allergy and its symptoms, it’s important to note that when my cousin suffered from it, he didn’t pay close attention to them thinking that they are some minor health shakes connected with weather or just extra stress at work.
Signs of bird allergy are either mild or more severe. The former are sneezing, sleep disorders, sore throat, running nose, itchy and watery eyes with dark areas around them. With regard to more adverse signs of bird allergy, they are materialized in many dangerous conditions which can even sometimes prompt lethal outcomes – in extreme cases that is. When a person is continuously exposed to these allergens he/she may develop constant cough, breathing difficulties, loss of weight which is not peculiar or explainable etc.
With regard to the issue of treatment, don’t start treating anything before your doc confirms that you actually suffer from bird allergy. There are cases when allergy disappears without any attempts to cure it; in the majority of cases the best remedy is to keep yourself away from birds you are allergic to.
