Allergy Tests in Philadelphia

Congratulations to the allergy doctors at The Asthma Center for winning Philadelphia Magazine’s Top Doctors award! Our allergy doctors look forward to seeing you in any of our office locations in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

Allergy tests in Philadelphia are used by our allergy doctors to identify the presence of common allergies that cause allergy symptoms like itching, sneezing, and hives. Allergy tests are performed in our doctor offices in Philadelphia and South Jersey. Allergy tests take about one hour. Our allergy doctors use the results of your allergy tests to determine the best way to treat your allergies.

What Allergy Tests in Philadelphia Do Allergy Doctors Perform?

Our allergy doctors perform two main types of allergy tests in Philadelphia for our patients:

• Prick Allergy Tests – In allergy prick tests, drops of allergens are placed on the patient’s back and subsequently slightly pricked with a special device in order to expose the skin to the allergen. When the prick allergy test is positive, a hive forms at the site of exposure just beneath the allergen. The larger the hive the more allergic the patient is to that specific allergen. This is an excellent allergy screening test for the presence of strong allergy. Negative allergy tests are repeated using the more sensitive intradermal technique.
• Intradermal Allergy Tests – Intradermal allergy tests are much more sensitive in detecting mild to moderate allergy than prick allergy tests. Small amounts of allergen are injected just under the skin of the upper arm using a very small needle. Additionally, in infants and young children, a multi-test device is used instead of individual allergy tests, of which is exceedingly fast to apply and minimizes testing time for the child.

How Long Do Allergy Tests Take in the Allergy Doctor’s Office?

Allergy tests in our office usually take about one hour to determine what you are allergic to. The allergy tests performed by our allergy doctors are very accurate to determine what allergies you have, and are essential to the recommendations our doctors make for the treatment of allergies (including allergy shots). We recommend our patients wear a short-sleeve shirt on the day of the appointment in case intradermal allergy testing is performed.

Antihistamines can interfere with allergy tests.  No prescription or over-the-counter antihistamines should be used 3 days prior to allergy tests. Asthma medications should not be stopped.

Best Allergy Doctors for Allergy Tests in Philly

As the Philadelphia region’s best allergy practice, the asthma and allergy doctors at The Asthma Center provide excellent allergy care to adult and pediatric. The allergy specialists at The Asthma Center focus on using allergy tests to determine how to most effectively treat allergy symptoms. Our doctors are consistently voted as the best allergy doctors in Philadelphia and for good reason – our allergy doctors have performed thousands of allergy tests in Philadelphia and the surrounding region!

Our allergists perform allergy tests for both children and adults at all of our offices throughout Delaware Valley including Philadelphia (Center City, Society Hill, Northeast), Bucks County (Langhorne), and South Jersey (Mt. Laurel).

Center City Philadelphia • Society Hill Philadelphia • Northeast Philadelphia

Langhorne, Bucks County PA

Mt. Laurel NJ

We are proud to be able to provide our patients with the best allergy and asthma care medicine has to offer.