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Article: Allergies deeply impact sufferers' moods and self-perceptions
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- The Hindustan Times
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- March 21, 2008
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Washington, March 21 -- A new survey among allergy sufferers, consumers and physicians has revealed that beyond the sneezing, sniffling and watery eyes, allergies dramatically impact a sufferer's mood and self-perceptions.
The new Harris Interactive phone survey was conducted on 1,000 allergy sufferers, 1,000 consumers (both allergy sufferers and non-sufferers) and 300 physicians.
According to "Attitudes About Allergies," 62 percent of allergy sufferers admitted that their allergies have an effect on their mood.
Nearly 51 percent of sufferers said that they feel annoyed; 48 percent said they feel irritable, and 42 ...