Things You'll Need:
- Primary care physician or allergy specialist
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Step 1
Talk to your parents, grandparents and other close relatives to put together a detailed family medical history. Medical history is an important part of any allergy diagnosis--as well as for many other important health risks.
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Step 2
Create a detailed list of the symptoms you are experiencing. Bring this in with your family medical history. Your doctor will want to see this list when it is time to test for smoke allergies. Be sure to include where you were and what you were doing when symptoms appeared, as well as the duration and severity of them.
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Step 3
Schedule a physical exam with your doctor. A routine physical exam is usually the first step in a smoke allergy test, especially if it's been a while since your last check-up.
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Step 4
Test for smoke allergies using skin tests. This is the most common allergy test your doctor will perform. A very small amount of a diluted allergen will be injected under your skin to see if it causes any allergic reaction. This is how doctors eliminate different possible triggers and pinpoint the specific substance to which you're allergic.
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Step 5
Have a blood test performed. While less commonly used than skin allergy tests, blood tests are very accurate and might be required. Blood tests identify allergies by the presence of antibodies in the blood.
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Step 6
Talk to your doctor about treatment options while you're waiting for the results from your smoke allergy test.
