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The Extraordinary Ways The Workplace is Changing & Why You Have Allergies

Something You Should Know

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The Immune Response to Allergies

It's basically an immune reaction. And it's basically just a hypersensitive immune system response. A normal person will just tolerate a piece of pollen that enters your nasal passageways. But for those of us who have allergies, your immune system cells respond to that pollen as if it's a bacteria or a virus. It starts turning on inflammation. So that's why you get the swelling. It turns on mucous production, which is why you get all sneezy and your nose starts to run and your eyes start to itch.

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