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By Daniel More, MD, About.com Guide to Allergies

Is It a Cold, or Is It Allergies?

Monday December 31, 2007
This time of year, during cold and flu season, it may be difficult to tell if those nasal symptoms you're experiencing are due to the common cold or caused by allergies. In many cases, the symptoms can be very similar, such as nasal congestion, runny nose and sneezing. However, there are also some clear differences between colds and allergies. Ultimately, it make take an allergist to perform allergy testing in order to determine what's going on.

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