Paediatric Allergy Clinic

Living with allergies can have a significant negative impact on your child’s quality of life, especially if the condition is not treated appropriately. Here at Midland Health’s private pediatric allergy clinic in Birmingham, we offer specialist allergy testing and allergy management services that allow us to tackle the problem early on and help your little ones live a normal and happy life. 

Designed for children aged 0-18, our services include baby allergy testing, as well as allergy diagnostics and management for older children and teenagers. Working with experienced child allergy consultants, we can identify and treat the symptoms of various food allergies, seasonal allergies, asthma and eczema. 

At our modern facilities in Edgbaston Village, Midland Health offers quality care accessible to everyone, even on short notice. Get in touch with our team on 0121 769 0999 or at [email protected] today to book your appointment. 

Common Child and Baby Allergies We Can Help With 

Children and babies can suffer from a wide range of allergies and the expert team at Midland Health can help you get the correct diagnosis and take action. Some of the most common paediatric allergies we come across include:

Child Allergy Testing

Child and baby allergy testing can be an important part of the diagnostic process where clinically indicated. Following an allergy consultation, your specialist will advise whether testing is appropriate based on your child's symptoms, medical history and examination. There are various ways we can test whether your child has an allergy with the most common being:

Skin Prick Test

A single drop of a potential allergen will be placed on your child’s arm and the skin in that area will be pricked with a needle into the top layer of the skin. If the child is allergic, a red bump will appear on the spot within 15 minutes and the result can be. Our Skin Prick Test can detect common allergies quickly and accurately. Patients can be tested for up to 10–12 different allergens during one appointment.

Blood Test

A total IgE test is a blood test used to measure the number of IgE antibodies in your blood and it can be tested in direct response to specific allergens. These take a few days to return.

Component Test

Antibodies to some allergenic proteins are more important than others.  Component tests help identify  whether those associated with severe reactions are associated or whether milder reactions are more likely for some allergens.  This may also help identify which patients are likely to respond best to immunotherapy. 

Oral Food Challenges

A proven, reliable method used by allergy specialists to determine whether your child has a food allergy, or for monitoring whether an allergy has subsided as the child grows.

The resident paediatric allergy consultant at Midland Health will advise you on the most suitable ways of testing your child for an allergy. Sometimes, more than one test may be required to confirm a diagnosis. 

Child Allergy Management 

Our specialists in child allergy management will advise you on the best solution for your child, including a tailored management plan for you to follow. The most common options are:

• Allergen Avoidance: Learn what products can cause an allergic reaction and take them out of your child’s diet or immediate environment
• Immunotherapy: This can be used to help children with a severe hay fever allergy ,manage the allergic symptoms caused by pollen and dust
• Allergic Reaction Response: It’s also important to learn what steps you need to take when your child suffers from an allergic reaction, especially if it’s severe (anaphylaxis) 
• Allergen Reintroduction: this may allow children to reintroduce some food allergens back into the diet in a careful introduction program

Where food allergies are diagnosed, our paediatric dietitians can support with personalised meal plans and nutritional support.

What To Expect From Your Paediatric Allergy Consultation

When you first arrive at our private paediatric allergy clinic in Birmingham, you will be welcomed by our friendly staff and introduced to your paediatrician. Your doctor will discuss all the possible allergy symptoms your child is experiencing and the circumstances that led to them, as well as your medical history. 

Based on your child's symptoms, medical history and clinical assessment, your specialist will determine whether allergy testing is clinically indicated. Please note that allergy testing (including skin prick testing, ALEX component testing or blood tests) is not routinely recommended for every patient and will only be offered where it is appropriate to support diagnosis and management. If testing is not clinically indicated, your consultant will explain their reasoning and discuss the most suitable next steps.

Based on the results, if an allergy diagnosis is confirmed, your paediatrician can recommend a bespoke child allergy management plan for your child to follow at home and potentially at their school or nursery. 

Our team will also take the time to speak with you to ensure you are aware of how to identify and avoid allergy triggers in your child's environment, as well as how to treat your child in case of an allergic reaction. You will have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you need before you leave our clinic. 

Our Paediatric Allergy Specialists