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allergic reactions, hot dog headache, glutamate-induced asthma, msg, monosodium glutamate, syndrome, chinese restaurant syndrome, collection of symptoms that some people experience after eating chinese food, a food additive, monosodium glutamate, msg, has been implicated, has not been proved to be the agent that causes, in 1968, reports of a series, reactions to chinese food were first described, msg was reported to cause these symptoms, subsequent research produced conflicting data, many studies were performed, a majority failed to show a connection between msg, symptoms that some people describe after eating chinese food, msg continues to be used, meals, that some people, particularly sensitive to food additives, msg is chemically similar to one, the brain's most important neurotransmitters, glutamate, headache, flushing, sweating, sense of facial pressure, swelling, numbness, burning in, around the mouth, chest pain, chinese restaurant syndrome, diagnosed, ask the following questions, have eaten chinese food, the past 2 hours, have eaten any other food, contain monosodium glutamate, past 2 hours, following signs, aid in diagnosis, abnormal heart rhythm observed on an electrocardiogram, rapid heart rate, decreased air entry, lungs, depend upon the symptoms, headache, flushing, need no treatment, life-threatening symptoms similar to any other severe allergic reaction, require immediate medical attention, swelling, the throat, chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, most people recover from mild cases of chinese restaurant syndrome on own, their prognosis is excellent, experienced life-threatening reactions need to be extremely cautious, what they eat, should always carry medication, prescribed by doctor, emergency treatment, experience any symptoms shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, swelling, the lips, throat, nearest emergency room.