In light of our recently launched Allergy Consumer Report series on allergist interviews, we thought it would be a good time to point out 8 Allergy Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore. As Health.com reports, if you've been diagnosed with allergies and you experience any of the following, you should contact your doctor:

• Pain in the sinus area and other symptoms of sinus infection (fever, or a creamy, yellow, or green discharge from the nose).
• A worsening of allergy symptoms with no known cause.
• Taking prescription or over-the-counter allergy medication without it helping your symptoms.
• Your allergy medciation causing bothersome side effects, like drowsiness or decreased coordination.
• A fever or ear pain.
• A cough or cold that lasts longer than one to two weeks.
• Severe itching of the eyes or nose.
• Your allergy disturbs your quality of life.

Seeing an allergist can help you determine which allergens are responsible for your symptoms. This helps pinpoint how to reduce your contact with these allergens through environmental control measures. A combination of physicians' treatment and using allergy relief products in a targeted manner helps many people live their lives as free from allergy symptoms as possible.