Helping You Breathe Easier and Live Better
Whether it’s something in your environment or something that you’ve been eating, Northern Light Health’s Allergy and Immunology team understand just how difficult – and sometimes how subtle – the effect allergies and hypersensitivity can have on your daily life. From testing to treatments, our team of healthcare experts work with you to help uncover the source of your health concerns and find the right treatments to help you feel more comfortable, active, and energized.
So, before you take the first steps to figuring out how to manage your allergies or hypersensitivities, the first step is recognizing the symptoms. Sometimes, these present in the form of sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, or itchy eyes. Additionally, you might experience hives, itchy skin, or swelling, and in some more severe cases of food allergies, tingling or swelling in your throat or mouth, or even shortness or difficulty breathing.
If you’ve experienced any of these sorts of symptoms and suspect that you have an allergy, speak with your primary care provider, who can connect you with our experts to begin the diagnostic and treatment process.
Helping our adult and pediatric patients feel more comfortable throughout every season is our priority. We offer testing to uncover the source of environmental and food allergies. We treat asthma, dermatologic issues, and allergies to medicines. We provide a variety of procedures for treating intolerances and immunologic reactions. Helping our patients feel more comfortable during every season is a priority. At Northern Light Allergy and Immunology Specialists, we offer testing to uncover the source of environmental and food allergies.
In addition to our work with allergies, we help those with immunodeficiency disorders manage their condition. If those conditions aren’t properly managed, it can increase your likelihood of catching viruses and bacterial infections because they prevent your body from fighting infections and diseases.
We treat asthma, dermatologic issues, and allergies to medicines, including:
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma, including nasal polyps and samter’s triad
- Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
- Contact dermatitis
- Drug allergy
- Eosinophilic disorders including hypereosinophilic syndrome and eosinophilic esophagitis
- Food allergy
- Food intolerance
- Hereditary and acquired angioedema
- Immunodeficiency disorders Insect hypersensitivity
- Latex allergy
- Ocular allergy (eyes)
- Sinusitis Urticaria (hives)
We provide a variety of procedures for treating intolerances and immunologic reactions, including:
- Drug desensitization
- Food and drug challenges
- Insect venom skin testing
- Insect venom desensitization
- IVIG treatment
- New biologics for asthma, urticaria, and eczema
- Patch testing
- SCIG treatment
- Skin testing for environmental and food allergies
- Skin testing for penicillin
- Spirometry and FeNO (breathing tests for asthma)
- Subcutaneous immunotherapy for environmental allergens (allergy shots)
- Sublingual immunotherapy for environmental allergens
Dermatology
We want you to be comfortable in your skin. Dermatology provides that and much more.
Northern Light Health’s team of dermatology experts can diagnose and treat issues with skin, hair, and nails. If you need a consultation and treatment for a medical condition, we are here to help.
You could need the help of a dermatologist at any age. Skin conditions for children and teenagers are different from those of adults.
Our specialists understand how to treat dermatology issues for patients of all ages – from children and teens to older adults. Our providers are experienced in the evaluation and treatment of all types of skin cancer as well as acute and chronic skin conditions, including rashes.
We treat dermatology conditions including:
- Acne
- Basal-cell carcinoma
- Squamous-cell carcinoma rashes
- Rosacea
- Eczema
- Moles and Hemangiomas
- Cysts
- Psoriasis
- Skin Cancer
- Dermatology services available include:
- Skin examinations
- Rash evaluation and treatment
- Skin biopsies
- Actinic keratosis and general sun-damage treatment
- Minor skin surgery
- Allergy (patch) testing