Several kinds of medication can relieve or prevent your allergic symptoms, such as pills or sprays. Another kind of treatment is allergy shots that - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - is the only treatment that treats the cause of your allergy instead of just the symptoms.
If you feel that avoidance measures do not help as much as you would like and your need for allergy medication is significant, you should consult an allergy specialist regarding allergy shots in order to alleviate - and possibly even eliminate - your allergic disease.
What is Allergy Immunotherapy?
Allergy Immunotherapy is a clinically documented treatment that considerably reduces or completely removes your allergy symptoms and the need for traditional, symptom-relieving medication. Until your immune system has had time to adjust, you may still need the medication you are already using. After three to six months, your need for drugs will decrease and your symptoms will become less severe. An additional effect of immunotherapy is that it may prevent the onset of other allergies and the development of asthma. Studies have shown that children who were at an increased risk of developing asthma were able to resist the onset of astma and see their existing allergic symptoms decrease after starting immunotherapy.
Also, the treatment has a long-standing effect after it is discontinued. New scientific studies have shown that results are maintained for 5 to 10 years after the course of immunotherapy has been completed.