In the US, there are about 30% - 40% of adults and 40% of children living with allergy. When allergy symptoms first start, many OTC medications work well in controlling the symptoms. Later on, it becomes an inflammation process that many OTC allergy medications would not work or only relieve your symptoms temporarily. Untreated allergies or hay fever might lead to a more chronic and debilitating condition like chronic rhinosinusitis or frequent sinus infections and allergic asthma. There are about 10% of the population living with asthma and of which, 80% asthmatics have environmental allergy. Flutuation of allergy symptoms during allergy seasons is also observed in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and eczema. Since they are all related, a comprehensive approach is needed to better manage your symptoms.
Please come and discuss with us on how to control your symptoms if you suffer from any of these diseases. After a proper diagnosis is made, variety of methods can be used to control your disease from progressing into a more debilitating conditions. Besides offering allergy desensitization, our specialized clinic also offers targeted therapies with monoclonal antibodies against several allergy related mechanisms to control your symptoms in severe cases and to minimized systemic side effects. Those can be one or a combination of the methods below:
Avoidance of allergens
Disease specific medication target to minimize systemic side effects
Allergy shots to induce tolerance to your environment or cure your allergies