allergy shots
Tolerance-building needles
Allergy shots are injections of small amounts of allergens given to reduce sensitivity over time.
The treatment, called immunotherapy, gradually trains the immune system to tolerate substances like pollen, dust mites, or pet dander: After two years of allergy shots, my spring symptoms are much milder.
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- antihistamineDrug blocking allergic response
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- doctor's officeHealthcare provider's workplace
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- allergieshay fever, histamine, prick test, skin test, prick tests
- outpatient carecheckup, check-up, checkups, physical exam, well visits
- preventionprevent, protect, vaccines, avoid, defend
- allergy reliefantihistamines, immunotherapy, EpiPen, epinephrine, Claritin
- allergy treatmentsantihistamines, immunotherapy, desensitization, EpiPen, epinephrine
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
treatment approach
allergy shotsantihistamines
Drugs blocking allergic responses
Benadryl · Claritin · Zyrtec · decongestants · Allegra
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