Self-test

Fill in our questionnaire for a quick assessment of your allergy risk


  1. General Condition

    Colds usually follow a typical course with one peak in symptoms, and resolve themselves after 7–10 days.

    • Do your symptoms last for longer than 10 days?

      • Do you often feel tired?

      • Do you often experience headaches?

      • Do you lack concentration in your everyday activities?

      • Do you suffer from a general feeling of being unwell?

  2. Environment

    Colds have the same symptoms wherever you are. The symptoms of a mite allergy are more severe indoors, but also occur when using public transport or in humid areas. It is therefore important to know where your symptoms are aggravated.

    • Do the symptoms primarily occur indoors, on public transport or in humid areas?

      • Are the symptoms worse in bed?

      • Do the symptoms occur when you make your bed?

      • Do the symptoms occur when vacuuming or dusting?

      • Do the symptoms occur outdoors, in fields or on grass?

  3. Special foods: Shellfish allergy

    Shellfish contain the same allergen as house dust mites. If you suffer from a shellfish allergy, you must also receive treatment for a mite allergy. Shellfish allergies can also be treated effectively using mite allergy treatment. Contact can also trigger symptoms.

    • Have you already been tested for a shellfish allergy?

      • Have you noticed one or more of the following symptoms after consuming or coming into contact with shellfish?

        • Stomach pain, belching, nausea, vomiting

        • Itching on the neck and in the throat

        • Swelling of the mouth and throat

        • Skin rash, skin irritation, skin redness, itching

        • Allergic rhinitis, runny nose

        • Red eyes, tears

        • Tightness in the chest, shortness of breath

    • Affected Organs

      Mite allergies produce symptoms that can affect a number of organs. Sometimes, only one organ is affected, but in other instances several are affected at the same time. This makes it difficult to differentiate a mite allergy from a cold.

      • Eyes — Are the symptoms worse in the eye area?

        • Are your eyes itching or burning?

        • Are your eyes reddened?

        • Are your eyes producing tears?

      • Nose — Is your nose affected?

        • Do you frequently need to sneeze?

        • Is your nose blocked?

        • Is your nose running?

        • Does your nasal secretion change and turn thick and white/yellow?

        • Does your nasal secretion remain unchanged, watery and clear?

      • Lungs — Are the symptoms worse in the lungs?

        • Do you often feel the need to cough?

        • Do you suffer from breathlessness/respiratory distress (with normal effort)?

        • Do you often have coughing fits?

      • Skin — Do you notice skin changes or does your skin react?

        • Do you often react with a skin rash?

        • Do you often have itchy skin?

        • Were you diagnosed with neurodermatitis as a child?

        • Do you suffer from acute neurodermatitis?

      • Lymph nodes — Do your lymph nodes swell up, especially on your neck or near your ears?

    • Timing of symptoms

      The symptoms of a cold persist throughout the day. In contrast, symptoms of a mite allergy often lessen during the day.

      • Do your symptoms intensify or lessen at certain times of the day?

        • Do you have individual or multiple symptoms after getting up?

        • Do you have individual or multiple symptoms in the morning?

        • Do you have individual or multiple symptoms at lunchtime/in the afternoon?

        • Do you have individual or multiple symptoms in the evening/at night?

        • Do you have individual or multiple symptoms throughout the whole day?

    • Specific location

      Sufferers of mite allergies often find that a change of location has a positive effect on their allergy, e.g. when they are on vacation or even when they change location during their everyday activities.

      • Have you noticed that your symptoms change when you change location?

        • Are your symptoms better when you are by the sea?

        • Are your symptoms better when you are in the mountains at above 1200 m?

        • Are your symptoms better when you are in the office?

        • Do your symptoms stay the same everywhere?

    • Your family

      Allergies are often hereditary. The more often that allergies occur in your family, the greater the likelihood that you too will suffer an allergic reaction.

      • Is there a history of allergic diseases in your family, such as a mite allergies, food allergies (e.g. shellfish allergies), pollen allergies or nickel allergies etc.?

        • Did your mother have an allergy?

        • Did your father have an allergy?

        • Do one or more of your siblings have allergies?

        • Do your grandparents have one or more allergies?

    • Past tests

      Allergies affect people for their whole lives. IgE antibodies remain in the body and respond to allergens throughout a person's life, which is why allergies should not be trivialized. Even older tests can provide valuable information.

      • Have you ever tested positive for an allergy (of any kind)?

      • Have you ever tested positive for a mite allergy?

      • Have you ever tested positive for a shellfish allergy?

If your result is displayed in grey or green, you have no or a very low risk. If your result is displayed in yellow, it indicates you have a low risk. A result that is displayed in orange indicates you have a high risk, and a result displayed in red indicates you have a very high risk of suffering from a dust mite allergy.

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