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Darn Allergies

Posted on the May 7th, 2007 under misc by Steve Eller

Here I am again, really frustrated with my allergies. I have had allergies for quite a few years, but it seems like the last year or so have been the worst.

I have taken every prescription and over-the-counter drug you can take, but it seems to only be treating the symptoms, and not really solving the problem.

This is really affecting my singing. I feel like I am having to work harder than ever to sing. My pitch is suffering, and my voice quality is not where I know it can be.

So, I am done (at least until I can find a more holistic solution) with allergy meds. Here are a couple things I want to try:

1. I want to look for a good hypo-allergenic diet so that I can begin to rule out food products. There may be something in my diet (please don’t be milk products), that is causing the problems.
2. I was also reading an article from a voice teacher in New York that had similar symptoms, and went to a  holistic physician (I know this sounds new age), and discovered that his allergies were a reaction to a parasite. Read his article. Once his situation was addressed he was able to recover and sing at full strength again.

   There are also a few other similar articles I have found.

   Potentially, this could be the problem considering we had a leak under our house that we weren’t aware of last year, which created quite a bacteria farm. I know Candace was sick a lot year, and she really believes this flood was the problem. With being exposed to all this bacteria, who knows what may have been introduced into my system?

I don’t know if any of these ideas will produce a solution, but I do know that I am tired of not finding anything that really helps me.  Most importantly, I have been taking this to God, and I know He will get me through this. If not a direct healing (which God can do!), He will help me find a way to kick this thing.

Keep praying for me!