Survivors of life threatening attacks of anaphylaxis recall frightening accounts of their experiences. Fortunately most attacks are not life threatening. This writer experienced several attacks of anaphylaxis of which two were life threatening. Eventually the allergy causes (allergens) were diagnosed and removed using Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET).
The first attack developed when my larynx (windpipe) closed suddenly as I was driving on the freeway. Fortunately the attack resolved. Allergy to sugar was the cause. A very sweet beverage had been consumed several minutes earlier. Near asphyxiation is a very unpleasant experience. The other severe attack occurred after a bite of caviar. Immediate intense itching of the palms of the hands and shock occurred. Vomiting eliminate the caviar and allowed recovery. No more attacks of anaphylaxis have occurred since the sugar allergy was removed by NAET.
WHAT IS ANAPHYLAXIS?
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Methods for the offending substance to enter or affect the body are:
Swallowing: food, drinks, drugs, vitamins, etc.
Inhaling: pollens, flowers, grass, dust, smoke, paint, molds, fungi, yeast, formaldehyde in cloths and carpet, etc.
Injection: insect stings, injected drugs, vaccines, etc.
Touching the body: fabrics, detergents, poison ivy, cosmetics, wood, plastics, etc.
Being located near the person: drugs, wood, bricks, painted walls, etc.
After a person is exposed to a substance to which he is allergic (an allergen) anaphylaxis can develop suddenly or can be delayed.
SYMPTOMS OF ANAPHYLAXIS (From Conn’s Current Therapy)
General: Sense of impending doom, weakness, sweating
Skin: Hives, itching, redness, angio edema (swelling in some areas)
Respiratory: Sneezing, running nose or nose stopped up, spasm and closing of the larynx (wind pipe), asthma, and asphyxiation
The majority of deaths from anaphylaxis are associated with respiratory symptoms, primarily asphyxiation from spasm in the larynx or bronchospasm (asthma). Some deaths occur from falling blood pressure and cardiovascular shock (low blood output from the heart).
TYPES OF ANAPHYLAXIS
Different people have different patterns of anaphylaxis but most have itching. A brief period of skin redness, itching of hands and feet may occur before more serious symptoms develop. Many may have a combination of itching, angioedema (swelling), difficult breathing, falling blood pressure, explosive diarrhea and laryngospasm (breathing tube swells closed).
Angioedema is a rather sudden swelling on any part of the body such as on eyelid, upper lid, throat, ear, etc.
Exercise induced anaphylaxis occurs with exercise, especially running. It often occurs after eating food to which there is an allergy, such as shrimp or celery.
Anaphylaxis in a surgery suite is usually due to latex or some anesthetic agent.
TREATMENT OF ANAPHYLAXIS
Early treatment consists of an injection of epinephrine into the muscle of the arm or leg and rushing the person to a hospital emergency room. Epi Pen automatic epinephrine injections are easy to use. Every person who has a history of anaphylaxis should carry Epi Pens.
CONVENTIONAL PREVENTION OF ANAPHYLAXIS
Avoidance of substance to which a person is allergic has been the usual method of prevention of serious allergic reactions. Avoidance of foods such as peanuts and pecans can be difficult because they may be used in different food items, and only a tiny amount can cause reactions.
Bee Sting anaphylaxis can be prevented by reducing the allergy response by a series of 13 injections. Immune therapy or desensitization to food, chemical and medication allergy is rather dangerous and not commonly used.
DIAGNOSIS OF ALLERGIES CAUSING ANAPHYLAXIS
The conventional method of diagnosis of allergies is skin testing by injections, scratch tests and patch tests. Neuromuscular Sensitivity Testing (NST) described earlier is used for diagnosis.
ELIMINATING ALLERGY TO PREVENT ANAPHYLAXIS
Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) is used to remove allergy to the substance. The technique involves stimulating the nerves at the sides of the spine from the neck to the tailbone while the patient holds the allergen in the fingers. Of several methods of stimulating the nerves at the sides of the spine, I prefer to use a double-headed electric vibrator down the back. The allergy removal is then “locked in” or secured in the body by stimulating acupuncture points on the hands, elbows and feet with a small electric vibrator. The patient is then allowed to rest 20 minutes while holding the allergen to allow the body’s internal energy to begin to adjust to the new non-allergic status. Contact with, allowing or being near the allergen for 25 hours should be avoided to allow the body to complete its internal energy adjustment to the non-allergic status.
CASE HISTORIES
BEE STING ALLERGY
A man had had severe reactions to bee stings. He was also allergic to paper and other allergens. He carried an EpiPen in case of a bee sting. The bee allergy was removed with NAET. A year later 3 bee stings caused no general reaction or anaphylaxis.
A bee stung a young lady. Swelling occurred at the site of the sting. Later that day she had trouble breathing. Such delayed reactions should be anticipated. Some doctors recommend hospitalization 24 hours after such an attack. She was advised to carry an EpiPen and also to get the allergy removed with NAET.
FORMALDEHYDE ANAPHYLAXIS
A man walked into a room with a new carpet. He died of an acute attack of asthma. Formaldehyde is present in some new carpets and new clothing.
Persons with formaldehyde allergy can have problems breathing or itching eyes or congested noses when entering stores displaying new clothing. Very sensitive people can experience allergic symptoms even in the halls of enclosed malls. Air currents can carry the formaldehyde from the clothing stores into the halls.
NAET can remove the allergy to formaldehyde to prevent allergic reactions.
ANAPHYLAXIS DUE TO A SUBSTANCE NEARBY
A couple of dust and mold specimens enclosed in zip lock plastic bags were on a table in a NAET treatment room. A lady entered the room for examination and treatment for allergies. As she entered the room immediately her nose became congested and her eyes watered. The plastic bags were removed from the room and her symptoms subsided. The specimens were enclosed in plastic so that air from allergens could not enter the air of the room. Proximity to the substance triggered the allergic response.
A lady experienced a sense of illness and a congested nose when walking near flaxseeds in plastic bags inside a sealed cardboard box. Indeed she tested allergic to flax.
Proximity to solid objects can elicit symptoms in allergic persons. A man’s asthma was worse near bricks and concrete. Indeed he was tested allergic to bricks and concrete. The allergy was removed with NAET.
A man sneezed, and his eyes watered when near cats. For allergy testing his wife put some hair from the cat in a glass jar and secured the lid. She placed the jar in the trunk of the car. The man carried the jar approximately 150 feet from the car to the doctor’s office. By the time he reached the office he experienced nausea and weakness and a sense of impending doom. The symptoms resolved after he released the jar from his hand. The energy from the allergen passed through the glass jar to affect the man.
Being in close proximity to the allergen was sufficient exposure to cause anaphylaxis. Had he not recognized the cause, anaphylaxis might have progressed to a serous stage.
Later the cat allergy was removed with NAET. He was able to hold the same jar with the cat fur enclosed without symptoms.
A man with a history of allergies was sitting on a couch. Another man sat next to him. The man with a history of allergies began to perspire, his face became red, and he said he felt ill. His symptoms were relieved when the second man left the room. He said that he was unable to tolerate being in the same room where sulfa drugs were located. The second man had a sulfa tablet in his pocket. The “energy” from a substance to which a person is highly allergic can “travel” several feet to cause anaphylaxis.
Hundreds of small glass vials with different substances are used to screen and test patients for allergies. Patients hold test vials in their hands during NAET treatments. In very sensitive patients the “energy” escaping through the glass is sufficient to cause mild anaphylaxis before the allergy can be removed from their bodies. Removing the glass test vials from their hands relieves the symptoms instantly.
ANAPHYLAXIS TO FLUORESCEIN
Fluorescein is a yellow dye used by ophthalmologists. It is used intravenously to aid in taking photographs of retinal blood vessels. It is also used on the outside of the eye to aid in diagnosing injuries of the cornea, which is the clear dome over the pupil.
Severe reactions and deaths have occurred with its use intravenously.
A lady was scheduled to have intravenous fluorescein angiography. For some reason the test was cancelled. The lady had a history of several allergies. She tested allergic to fluorescein. In the event she were to need fluorescein angiography in the future it was suggested that the allergy be removed with NAET. The treatment involved the patient’s holding a fluorescein impregnated tiny piece of paper sealed in small cellophane package. During the treatment the patient complained that her face was “burning up”. Indeed the skin of her face was very red. The fluorescein test specimen was removed from her fingers. The symptoms began to subside immediately. She had had an anaphylactic reaction while holding the allergic substance that was enclosed in a cellophane bag. The good news is that NAET indeed removed the allergy. A year later she tested not allergic to the fluorescein.
LATEX ANAPHYLAXIS
Operating rooms may use some latex products. Patients may not be aware of their allergy to latex. Latex gloves removed with an elastic “flip” can introduce invisible latex dust into the air. Patients have been known to have respiratory reactions to latex in operating rooms.
Skin irritation from latex gloves or other latex products can suggest possible allergy. The allergy can be removed with NAET to prevent possible severe reactions.
ANAPHYLAXIS TO INTRAVENOUS DYE
Intravenous injections of special dyes are used for taking x-rays of kidneys and blood vessels, such as coronary artery angiograms. Anaphylaxis and deaths have occurred. Many of the dyes contain iodine. A lady with a history of reactions to intravenous dyes was scheduled to have a coronary artery angiogram. The day prior to the special test she tested positive to iodine. The allergy was removed with NAET. The next day the angiogram was completed without any problems.
GUACAMOLE ANAPHYLAXIS
A man suffered a rather sever attack of asthma after leaving a Mexican restaurant. He had had guacamole in many different Mexican restaurants without problems. Yet, suspecting guacamole as the cause, he returned to the restaurant the next day and got a sample of the guacamole. Indeed he tested positive to it, and the allergy was removed with NAET. He continued to eat guacamole in restaurants without problems.
The suspected allergen may have been sulfites sometimes used in salads and guacamole to maintain a fresh green appearance rather than guacamole itself. Asthma deaths due to sulfites in guacamole have been reported in the medical literature.
ANAPHYLAXIS VIA SKIN CONTACT WITH FOOD ALLERGEN
A lady had many food allergies and had been under the care of several allergists. The treatment recommended was avoidance of those foods to which she was allergic. Her diet was limited to white rice and broccoli. One evening she was preparing dinner for her family. She felt ill as she was preparing a carrot for the dinner. She did not recognize the phenomenon of just touching the carrot would cause anaphylaxis. She had had training in acupuncture. She asked her husband to bring her acupuncture needles. She placed the needles according to her training. She lapsed into semi consciousness for about 45 minutes. When she awakened she realized she no longer felt ill and she still was holding on to the carrot. The victim was Dr. Devi Nambudripad, and she had just completed the first NAET treatment. She had demonstrated that an allergy strong enough to cause anaphylaxis could be removed from the body. Eventually Dr. Devi (as her admirers call her) removed her own remaining allergies and has taught her method to several hundred others. This writer was fortunate to be trained by Dr. Devi and considers her as one of his heroes.
ANGIO EDEMA: A girl age 15 had had swelling with itching lasting a few hours first in a thumb, then another thumb, and a heel and later a finger. An itching bump over a finger joint had appeared an hour before she was examined. There had been no personal history of allergy. Her brother and father have seasonal hay fever due to ragweed in the fall of the year.
It was explained that these were manifestations of angioedema are due to some allergy or allergies. Attacks of angioedema can occur in any part of the body such as the nose, lips, tongue, eyelid, ear, feet, etc. It can be serious when it affects the throat and constricts the trachea thus restricting airflow to the lungs. In the stomach it can cause vomiting. Angioedema is frequently triggered by foods to which the person is allergic.
Neuromuscular Sensitivity Testing (NST) revealed allergies to about 20 substances. It was unusual that she was not allergic to any of the basic ten allergens. The strongest NST responses were to dog hair and cat hair.
Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) was used to eliminate allergy to dog hair. She noticed that the itching swollen bump on a finger joint had disappeared.
Two days later NST revealed that she was no longer allergic to dog hair. Allergy to dog hair had been eliminated by NAET energy therapy. Also she had had no more attacks of anaphylaxis in the form of angioedema.
ANGEIOEDEMA: A man age 37 presented with a chief complaint of headaches behind his left eye and swollen left eyelids. The lids were so swollen he was unable to open them. He had a history of asthma and sinus trouble.
Examination reveled extensive edema resulting in inability to open the eyelids. The skin was mildly red and was not tender to touch.
A diagnosis of angioedema was suspected. Angioedema is a swelling of tissues anywhere in the body usually of rapid onset. It can be life threatening if it occurs in critical areas such as the throat. It is an allergic reaction usually to food. His headache was likely due to edema behind the eye.
The conventional treatment for angioedema is an injection of adrenalin (epinephrine). Less severe cases are treated with antihistamine medications. Some people subject to repeated attacks of angioedema are advised to carry Epi pens.
A Scenar treatment (described under Scenar) to the back of the neck for ten minutes reduced the lid swelling so he could open his eye partially. Neuromuscular Sensitivity Testing (NST) was positive when he touched his finger to the affected eyelid and also to a facial tissue that had been rubbed on the lid. Nambudripad Elimination Technique (NAET) while he held the tissue that had been rubbed on the eye was used to remove the allergy. After completion of the NAET treatment the lid swelling was mostly gone. He could open his eye normally. The headache behind the eye was mostly relieved. A food allergy was suspected. A testing of allergies was recommended to determine the food allergy to be removed with NAET.
