A doctor of otolaryngology, Dr. Frank Brettschneider possesses three decades of experience in health care. Honing his skills at Mt. Clemens General Hospital, Dr. Frank Brettschneider opened the doors to his private practice, Port Huron Ear, Nose, and Throat, PC, in 1990. He treats patients for sleep apnea, neck injuries, salivary gland ailments, and allergies, among other conditions.
From itchy eyes to nasal congestion, allergies cause a variety of symptoms when stimulated by food or substances. Ensuring patients are aware of allergic conditions, Port Huron Ear, Nose, and Throat offers extensive allergy testing. An allergy test involves one of two analyses, skin or blood. The purpose is to see what triggers an allergic response. Depending on the medical professional, a skin examination may be administered as a skin prick, intradermal, or skin patch test. All three options place a small amount of allergen solution on or in the skin to see if it will cause a reaction. A positive result indicates sensitivity to a particular allergen. A blood test, on the other hand, observes antibodies. Often administered for people who cannot undergo a skin test, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the most common type of blood test, measures the blood level of immunoglobulin E. Higher readings often indicate a person has an allergy or asthma.
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AuthorA board-certified otolaryngologist and oro-facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Frank Brettschneider has served patients at Port Huron ENT for more than two decades. Archives
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