So I had a weird reaction last Saturday night: the right side of my jaw and throat swelled and tightened simultaneously. Since there was no blinding headache, I ruled out a stroke, but my mother thought it could be the mumps. I was able to get in to see him on Monday, and his affable manner allowed me to take his advice, and stop dehydrating myself with antihistamines and multiple crawfish boils. His sage advice? A great take-home tip sheet to recognize the differences in allergies and what he coins ‘The New Orleans Nose”, which is more weather-related.