Medical Disclaimer

This disclaimer applies to every page on AllergyNest, including our pollen forecasts and allergen guides.

General information only

Nothing on AllergyNest is a diagnosis or a treatment plan. We don’t give advice about treatment, medicines or doses. We will not publish pages about treatment, medicines or dosing until a clinician has reviewed them.

Using AllergyNest, or emailing us, does not create a doctor–patient relationship. If you email us about your health, we can’t give you medical advice.

How our pages are made

Our allergen guides are drafted with the help of AI (Anthropic’s Claude) from primary sources. Every claim is then checked against the source it cites, in separate AI fact-check passes that open each source. A person did not check each claim. Every claim links to a numbered source, and each page shows the date it last changed.

No page on AllergyNest has been reviewed by a clinician. The byline on each guide says “Not reviewed by a clinician.” Our editor, Ara Ohanian, is responsible for what we publish. He is not a doctor or clinician.

Every guide has a “See an allergist if” card based on guidance from ACAAI. Pages about food, stings and latex also have a “Call 911” card based on MedlinePlus’s list of signs of anaphylaxis.

Checking each claim against its source lowers the chance of mistakes, but it can’t rule them out. If you spot an error, please tell us through our corrections page. Our editorial policy explains how we write and check our pages, and our page on how we use AI explains its role.

Talk to a doctor or allergist

Talk to a doctor or allergist about your symptoms, any diagnosis and your treatment. They can take your history and situation into account. We can’t.

Never ignore medical advice, or delay getting it, because of something you read on AllergyNest. Don’t start, stop or change a medicine because of something you read here.

In an emergency

Call 911 or your local emergency number right away if someone:

• Has trouble breathing, wheezes or makes high-pitched sounds when breathing
• Has trouble swallowing
• Has swelling of the face, eyes or tongue
• Feels dizzy, has slurred speech or passes out

These can be signs of anaphylaxis, which can start within seconds or minutes. This list is based on MedlinePlus and is not complete. If you think someone is having a severe allergic reaction, call 911.

Pollen data

Pollen levels on AllergyNest come from Google’s model. They are modeled estimates on the Universal Pollen Index from 0 to 5, not measured pollen counts, and they can be wrong. Don’t rely on them alone for decisions about your health. Our Terms of Use explain their limits.

Directory listings and clinician articles

If we add an allergist directory, a listing will not mean we recommend or endorse that clinician.

If licensed clinicians write articles for AllergyNest, each article will carry its author’s name. An article will not mean we endorse that clinician, or that they reviewed any other page on AllergyNest.

Questions

Email hello@allergynest.com. See our Terms of Use for the rules that apply to the whole site.