Ditto on the eyes. My girls and I both have them when we eat something we're allergic to. We call it the vampire look.
Ditto on the eyes. My girls and I both have them when we eat something we're allergic to. We call it the vampire look.
Yes, I know it as "allergy black eye". My ds has this every time his allergies act up. He looks like he has two black eyes and when we get him on Allegra, it goes away. He also has asthma, but the two seem to be unrelated, at least for him.
Adding to the chorus...I think "allergy face" is a bunch of bunk and he's just referring to a bunch of physical traits that are genetic and not linked to being allergic or not. However, "allergy eyes" and having an "allergic shiner" is a real thing. As others have said, allergic shiners are dark circles under the eyes due to congestion. Allergy eyes are eyes that are itchy, tend to water, and may be puffy above the lid. I get both but they're much better with meds or during the allergy off season. I do not have asthma. I do get "wrinkles" under my eyes when my allergies are especially bad and the skin can get red (eczema). This is due to a combo of irritation and itching I think. The wrinkles are not normally there.
DS, Summer '07
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I've never heard the term "allergy face", but I have heard of "allergy shiners" refering to the dark under eyes. I've also heard of the long eyelashes and studies to back the idea up.
Eyelash length in children and adolescents with allergic diseases.
Levy Y, Segal N, Ben-Amitai D, Danon YL.Eyelash length in children and adolescents with allergic diseases.
Levy Y, Segal N, Ben-Amitai D, Danon YL.
Source
Kipper Institute of Immunology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel. [email protected]
Abstract
Long eyelashes may be congenital, acquired in association with certain systemic diseases, or drug induced. In the past, long eyelashes were considered an external sign found in children with allergic diseases. However, this claim has never been examined in a controlled study. We compared the eyelash lengths of allergic children and adolescents with perennial allergic rhinitis, with or without bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis (n = 60) to those of age- and sex-matched nonallergic controls (n = 80). The eyelashes of the allergic patients were found to be significantly longer than those of the controls: 9.43 +/- 1.39 mm versus 8.45 +/- 1.30 mm (p < 0.001). Eyelash length did not differ between patients with allergic rhinitis only (n = 31; 9.65 +/- 1.43 mm) and patients with allergic rhinitis and other allergic diseases (n = 29; 9.19 +/- 1.31 mm) (p = 0.196). These results indicate that children and adolescents with allergic diseases have longer eyelashes compared to nonatopic controls and that long eyelashes may be a part of the phenotype of the allergic patient.
There is an allergy face - the symptoms were on my PA board exams. the eyes are called allergic shiners. there are also dennie morgan lines and an allergic salute.
It is when you kid runs his palm up his nose from bottom to top, making the tip ride up.
http://drugline.org/img/term/allergic-salute-538_0.jpg
and these are allergic shiners
http://www.honolulueyeclinic.com/blo...04/shiners.jpg
https://www.google.com/search?q=pict...w=1678&bih=914
The eye lash thing makes zero sense to me, but I have had asthma since I was 12, I have had hay fever pretty much my entire life (it is normal in Nor Cal Valleys where I grew up), but didn't start getting dark circles until I was 21 or so. I have never had pneumonia. I do not have any food allergies except I think I have an un dx. case of wheat intolerance which causes IBS w/constipation and bloating on a bad day.
Annie
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DD E, 17
DD L, 13,
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What an interesting study! I learn something new on here everyday. I have never heard of the eyelash thing before but interestingly enough DS1 has extremely long eyelashes and has very bad seasonal allergies. DS2 also has long eyelashes, so now I'm curious to see if he develops allergies since he is only 14 months. I also have severe allergies but don't think my eyelashes are extra long at all. Both DS and I get allergy shiners though. I always look like I'm tired because they hardly ever go away.