Oklahoma allergists travel to Sonora region of Mexico to provide allergy treatment
The sniffing, sneezing and difficulty breathing isn’t just an Oklahoma issue.
Oklahoma allergists went on an expedition to the Sonora region of Mexico to provide allergy treatment to underprivileged communities. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.”They knew that there was a medical need, and we were able to provide a team to go on this trip,” said Maya N. Gharfeh with the Oklahoma Allery and Asthma Clinic. The sniffing, sneezing and difficulty breathing aren’t just an Oklahoma issue. “Honestly, I was surprised that they had so many allergy concerns,” Gharfeh said. “Almost everybody was on Claritin, so that was very similar to here.” Gharfeh traveled to the Senora region to provide critical medical care to local residents. “I was a little surprised beforehand, so when I got down there and learned that there are a lot of allergy concerns, there’s a lot of asthma as well,” Gharfeh said. “Just about everyone complained of congestion and runny nose, so we had a lot of people that said that they had allergies.” >> Download the KOCO 5 AppDue to the border regulations, they were unable to diagnose using their testing equipment. “It’s not likely triggered by allergy but just from the altitude there, the dust and just the climate. So there’s a lot of dirt in the air,” Gharfeh said. They used their expertise to provide relief, seeing about 100 people a day for three days. “Patients were very grateful,” Gharfeh said. “They have local physicians that are in those towns, but it was nice to go in there and support them and also just provide some of our expertise.” Top Headlines At least one person injured after explosion in Lincoln County, sheriff says Police identify woman killed in shooting at northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex Oklahoma man dies after crash involving semitrailer on I-40 in Shawnee, OHP says At least one person injured after explosion in Lincoln County, sheriff says Train derailment in northeast Oklahoma under investigation
Oklahoma allergists went on an expedition to the Sonora region of Mexico to provide allergy treatment to underprivileged communities.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
“They knew that there was a medical need, and we were able to provide a team to go on this trip,” said Maya N. Gharfeh with the Oklahoma Allery and Asthma Clinic.
The sniffing, sneezing and difficulty breathing aren’t just an Oklahoma issue.
“Honestly, I was surprised that they had so many allergy concerns,” Gharfeh said. “Almost everybody was on Claritin, so that was very similar to here.”
Gharfeh traveled to the Senora region to provide critical medical care to local residents.
“I was a little surprised beforehand, so when I got down there and learned that there are a lot of allergy concerns, there’s a lot of asthma as well,” Gharfeh said. “Just about everyone complained of congestion and runny nose, so we had a lot of people that said that they had allergies.”
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
Due to the border regulations, they were unable to diagnose using their testing equipment.
“It’s not likely triggered by allergy but just from the altitude there, the dust and just the climate. So there’s a lot of dirt in the air,” Gharfeh said.
They used their expertise to provide relief, seeing about 100 people a day for three days.
“Patients were very grateful,” Gharfeh said. “They have local physicians that are in those towns, but it was nice to go in there and support them and also just provide some of our expertise.”
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