What is the immunotherapy injection used for?
- Immunotherapy allergy shots are usually a good way to reduce long-term chronic allergy symptoms.
- It may take up to a year of regular allergy shots before you start to see an improvement in your symptoms.
- Allergy shots are given as a series that lasts 3 to 5 years. Immunotherapy injections are given to patients with hay fever, allergic asthma, or reactions to insect stings.
Is immunotherapy safer than chemo?
- It can help other cancer treatments work better. Chemotherapy work better if you also have immunotherapy as it causes fewer side effects.
What is immunotherapy for allergies?
- Allergen immunotherapy is a treatment for allergies.
- It involves exposing the patient to small, increasing doses of an allergen.
- Building up tolerance reduces allergy symptoms.
How does allergen immunotherapy work?
- Allergen immunotherapy works by introducing gradually increasing amounts of the allergen into a patient’s immune system.
- Tolerance for the allergen typically continues after immunotherapy ends.
Environmental allergen immunotherapy
Immunotherapy for environmental allergens is proven to be successful for:
- pollen and grass allergies
- mould and cockroach allergy
- cat and dog allergies
- house dust mite allergy
- insect venom hypersensitivity
Food allergy immunotherapy is also available for peanuts.