A method of long-term treatment for many patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, conjunctivitis, or stinging insect allergy, allergen immunotherapy, commonly known as "allergy shots," reduces symptoms. Immunotherapy exposes patients to increasing doses of allergen in an effort to alter how the immune system reacts. For severe allergic conditions such allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma, allergy immunotherapy is a well-established treatment or can…

What is Immunotherapy?

Also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, Allergen immunotherapy is a medical treatment that aims at eliminating allergies such as insect bites and asthma. The treatment usually exposes the patient to larger amounts of allergen in an attempt to change the immune system's response. Basically, whatever kind of allergy you have, your body is trained through …