Treatment for Allergy and Immunotheraphy
Avoidance is always the best treatment for allergies regardless of which
allergens are the triggers. Interestingly enough, the most effective, least
expensive, and simplest options are not always followed. Many people choose
medications or vaccinations instead, despite their drawbacks. Fortunately, there
are lots of simple methods, both old and new, to help with avoidance. Remember,
putting into practice any of these measures can only be helpful in managing your
allergies.
Patients with asthma or allergic rhinitis that are due to dust mites,
molds, or other indoor allergens can feel better by taking these simple measures:
Keep the home cool (between 68 and 72 degrees F);
Maintain a low humidity (between 40 and 50%); and
Make certain there is good ventilation.
ALLERGY IMMUNOTHERAPY:
Allergen immunotherapy is the process by which increasing doses of an
allergen (allergy-causing substance) are injected subcutaneously (under the skin)
over time as a treatment to prevent allergic symptoms that usually occur on
exposure to the allergen.
The term allergen immunotherapy is usually used instead of desensitization.
Based on the clinical evaluation, repeated subcutaneous injections of a solution
of the responsible allergen(s) are done once or twice a week in increasing doses
until a maintenance dose is reached. This maintenance dose is then injected every
2 to 4 weeks, indefinitely.
Reactions to the treatment may include local skin reactions at the
injection site and in some cases, anaphylaxis.
Since we come into contact with so many substances every day and ingest
a wide variety of foods, drinks, and drugs, the immune system does not attack
everything foreign to the body. Rather it selectively seeks out only those germs
or other invaders that cause infection or that in some other way pose a
potential hazard.
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