How Are Children Tested for Allergies?Nov 07, 2024Allergies can be tough on children, but the right care begins with accurately identifying the allergens affecting them. Learn more about the different tests that are used to do this, and what you can expect from the process.
7 Simple Ways to Keep Your Child's Eczema Under Control This Winter Oct 16, 2024Winter can be brutal on kids with eczema, but it doesn’t have to be. With a few simple changes to your child’s routine, you can help keep their skin calm and free from flare-ups. Learn easy and practical ways to give your child relief this winter.
Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) for Seasonal Allergies: What to ExpectSep 19, 2024Dealing with seasonal allergies year after year can be exhausting. If you’re tired of the constant cycle of sneezing and congestion, consider getting sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). Here’s all you need to know about the treatment.
Are Your Clothes Making Your Contact Dermatitis Worse?Aug 12, 2024If you’ve been doing your best to avoid allergens and irritants but are still experiencing painful flare-ups from contact dermatitis, your clothes might be to blame. How can you tell?
How Rush Therapy Speeds Up Your Defenses to AllergiesJul 26, 2024Rush therapy is a game-changer for anyone who has severe allergies. Consider this treatment today to save yourself from fits of sneezing and itchy, watery eyes.
How to Safeguard Your EpiPen While You're Vacationing This SummerJun 20, 2024As you’re making your summer vacation plans, you need to ensure your EpiPen® is safe and accessible at all times. Learn how to protect it from extreme temperatures, just one of many steps you can take to maintain its effectiveness.
Secret™ RF Microneedling: The All-Natural, Surgery-Free Solution for Tightening Loose SkinMay 24, 2024Secret™ RF microneedling is a nonsurgical procedure that effectively tightens and improves the appearance of your skin without any of the drawbacks of cosmetic surgery. Learn more about how this revolutionary treatment works.
8 Treatment Options When You Have a Recurring InfectionApr 05, 2024Are you experiencing a relentless cycle of infections? Do they seem to clear up only to return with a vengeance? Here are eight effective treatment options to help you break the pattern for good.
How Does Epinephrine Work When Someone Experiences a Severe Allergic ReactionMar 06, 2024A severe allergic reaction can be life-threatening. However, an epinephrine pen might save your life in such a situation. Learn more about how it works and why it's crucial to use it immediately.
Can You Outgrow Asthma?Feb 14, 2024Asthma is a lung condition that typically develops in childhood and persists into adulthood. It’s not unusual for children to outgrow the condition; an estimated 50% do. For those who don’t, it’s critical to understand how to manage their asthma.
Botox® or Dermal Fillers: Which Is Best for Me?Jan 03, 2024Are you dealing with pesky fine lines, or has your face lost some of its youthful volume? Botox® and dermal fillers are two cosmetic treatments that are perfect for turning back the hands of time. Which choice is best for your needs?
Can You Develop Food Allergies as an Adult?Dec 15, 2023 Imagine suddenly developing an allergy to a food you've eaten and enjoyed your whole life. It might seem improbable, but it's more common than you might realize. If it happens to you, what can you do about it?
Contact Dermatitis: Triggers and TreatmentNov 10, 2023Are you struggling with red, itchy skin and don't know why? It might be contact dermatitis. We walk you through everything you need to know about this condition: its triggers, symptoms, and, most importantly, how to treat it.
Conquer Your Allergies With ImmunotherapyOct 20, 2023Are you looking to break free from the cycle of allergy symptoms and medications? Immunotherapy could be your answer. Learn how it works, its various forms, and how it might significantly reduce or even eliminate your allergies.
Lifestyle Changes to Help Minimize Asthma AttacksSep 29, 2023Asthma treatment is a partnership between you and your doctor. While medical management is vital for everyone with asthma, you also need to take steps to minimize asthma attacks in your daily life. Fortunately, those steps aren’t complicated.
From ‘looking like a zombie’ To Enjoying the OutdoorsJul 09, 2019Patient Gets Life Back Thanks To Allergy Shots They say it’s the little things in life that matter, and for Teresa Sell, it was a little shot that let those simple but so important things back into her life.
Like Mother, Like Doctor: Dr. Dinger and Nurse Nelda Talk About Mother-Daughter RelationshipMay 14, 2019There is something special about the mother-daughter relationship. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the connection comes easy. It is enriching. For Dr. Patricia Dinger, Founder of Advanced Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and her mother, Nelda Gomez...
Second Allergy Test Reveals What I Always Suspected About Mountain CedarNov 14, 2018I vowed, last year, that I would not suffer another mountain cedar season in San Antonio. And now, I am finally making good on that promise. Let me begin by sharing a little about my history with allergies.
Dr. Dinger Sees Increase of Teal Pumpkin Understanding; Holds Annual Painting EventsOct 29, 2018The awareness of the Teal Pumpkin Project, a now world-wide initiative to promote inclusiveness of kids with food allergies at Halloween, is growing, according to Dr. Patricia Gomez Dinger.
From Allergy Patient to Physician Assistant : Advanced Allergy Welcomes Chelsea RussellSep 05, 2018Physician Assistant Chelsea Russell clearly remembers what it was like walking into Advanced Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology for the first time. She and her husband, Sean, were new to San Antonio and the wide range of allergens it has to offer.
Advanced Allergy Welcomes Tree Nut Allergy OIT PatientsJul 03, 2018In June, two young patients walked through our Advanced Allergy door filled with newfound hope.
When Your Body Just Can’t Shake Being SickNov 30, 2017This time of year, I often think about a patient I had who came to see me because she felt she was getting various infections on a very regular basis. She reported ear infections, sinus infections, bronchitis, and even pneumonia.
Good news for Oak Tree Pollen sufferers – Peak oak season is behind us!Apr 12, 2017Dr. Dinger was recently quoted in an article on Oak Tree Pollen levels in South Texas. Looks like the worst is behind us, which is good news for oak tree pollen sufferers.
Think You’re Allergic To Penicillin? 5 Surprising Things To Know About the Wonder DrugFeb 22, 2017A phone call with my husband earlier this month went like this: “Honey, are you allergic to penicillin?” “Ah. I don’t think so – but maybe.” I paused before asking my husband for clarification.
Dr. Dinger and Food Allergy Fighters Hold 2nd Annual Paint A Pumpkin Teal EventsNov 02, 2016Teal – definitely the new orange, this fall! Especially if you were at Bulverde United Methodist Church‘s famed pumpkin patch and the FARE Walk San Antonio!
Cadence’s Story: Starting School With Life-Threatening Food AllergiesAug 23, 2016Blog written by Erin Kirwan for Advanced Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology One look at Cadence and you can’t help but notice her bright smiling eyes and the large bow that tops her head of blonde curls like a crown on a princess.
Reid’s Story: Dr. Dinger Changed Our Family’s Life With AsthmaJul 20, 2016“Life was miserable for my little guy,” says Jacqueline Ortiz-Wilson. Jacqueline’s talking about her 8-year-old son, Reid. Reid has allergic asthma. Jacqueline says a persistent cough has been with her son since he was little.
Nurse Nelda : The Definition Of Mother and ColleagueMay 09, 2016If you would have asked me some 20 years ago whether I would one day work along side my mother, I would have probably nodded my head, yes, emphatically. It was my dream.
Drury Hotels Offers Medical Rate to Oral Immunotherapy PatientsApr 26, 2016At Advanced Allergy, it is our mission to serve and help our patients. Since we began offering Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy (OIT) in August of 2015, we now have patients traveling to us from Houston, Austin and other towns outside of San Antonio.
When Your Peanut-Allergic Son Has a Reaction During OITMar 15, 2016When you embark on the journey of Oral Immunotherapy, or OIT, as allergy patients commonly call it, you are well aware of the risk of a reaction, or worse, anaphylaxis.
OIT for Peanut Allergy; Our First Two PatientsFeb 04, 2016As a mom of three children, none of whom have a potentially life threatening peanut allergy, it is hard to imagine what living life with one, is like. Except I see it everyday.
Mountain Cedar May Stick Around How Long?Feb 01, 2016By now, you are probably anxious for mountain cedar to make its grand exit. Be gone. Disappear. Sayonara cedar. Well fellow cedar allergy sufferers, hang tight. The pollen from the juniper tree, commonly called mountain cedar,...
Dr. Dinger’s Paint-A-Pumpkin-Teal EventOct 13, 2015FARE : www.foodallergy.org What’s scarier than Ghouls and Goblins at Halloween? A candy basket, can be, when you or your little monster has a potentially fatal food allergy. Something as simple a candy wrapper that slightly open amid a bowl full of treats
Managing Mountain Cedar: Early Treatment is KeyAug 31, 2015Oh, mountain cedar, how we loathe you. Your distinctive bark peels and sheds like an unwelcome snake. Your flimsy evergreen branches populate our hills, backyards, and areas of limestone more so than almost any other tree.
Warning: Food Allergens in Pet FoodsMay 31, 2015As a mom of twins plus one more just a year apart, I am all too familiar with chaos! Don’t get me wrong – it is usually good chaos but chaos nonetheless. When the kids were all toddlers it was not uncommon to see one heading in every direction.
New Treatment For Allergies: Will it replace allergy shots?Feb 22, 2015If you watched the news recently you may have heard about a new allergy pill that may “replace allergy shots” for treatment of severe allergic rhinitus. That’s when your immune system overreacts to substances you’ve inhaled, like pollen.
Are You Allergic To Your PetFeb 22, 2015Dr.Gomez Dinger wrote this article featured in Dog and Cat Magazine’s December 2014 issue. She added new information learned from a recent patient experience.