Medical term:

hypersensitive

(hī′pər-sĕn′sĭ-tĭv)

adj.

1. Highly or excessively sensitive.

2. Responding excessively to the stimulus of a foreign agent, such as an allergen.

hy′per·sen′si·tive·ness, hy′per·sen′si·tiv′i·ty n.

hy′per·sen′si·tize′ (-tīz′) v.

hypersensitive

(hi?per-sen'si-tiv) [? + ?]

Excessively and abnormally susceptible to a stimulus (e.g., an antigen like pollen). Synonym: supersensitive

See: allergy; anaphylaxis; hay fever

Patient discussion about hypersensitive

Q. ALLERGIES what are they,who gets them,are they caused by pollen and food?

A. Allergy is the exaggerated and out-of-place reaction of the immune system to external substances or stimuli that are not harmful to the body, so the reaction actually damages the body instead of helping it.

The may be pollen and foods, as well as insect stings, drugs and almost any other substances.

You may read more here:
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/allergy/AA99999

Q. what is the most common allergy? is it dust allergy?

A. thanks, I've heard of a new allergy treatment and trying to learn some more about the different kinds...

Q. what are the symptoms of Allergy?

A. from you question i understand that you think you might developed an allergy. so here is a web page with couple of videos explaining about allergies:
http://www.healthline.com/video/allergies

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