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I've had allergy immunotherapy shots going on 30 years now. I'd say there has been an improvement, but... is the technology going to get significantly better an

I've had allergy immunotherapy shots going on 30 years now. I'd say there has been an improvement, but... is the technology going to get significantly better anytime soon? I'm skeptical - but happy to be convinced otherwise.

ahstilde 5y ago
Tons of data that the drops are an improvement over shots, if only for the patient experience! “Patients who have done [allergy drops] and finished a course are now free of taking any allergy medications and they don’t have symptoms anymore.” Dr. Sandra Lin, video interview, Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) for Allergy Treatment: Johns Hopkins | Q&A, author of Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous and Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma (2017) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWomI4iPLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWomI4iPLY Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28964530/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28964530/ Aqueous allergy drops are both safe and effective for environmental allergies (aka allergic rhinitis): - This has been proven through 30 years of data published by leading allergists in key journals, and confirmed in 2011 independent Cochrane review Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21154351/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21154351/ Aqueous allergy drops have a better safety profile than allergy shots - Unlike shots, there has never been a documented fatality to allergy drops in 30 years of use - The risk of a systemic reaction is thought to be 1 per 100 million doses or 1 per 526,000 treatment years Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22150126/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22150126/ Allergy drops are equally as effective as allergy shots - They have widespread use in Europe (up to 80% of the immunotherapy market in some countries) - Comparison studies by leading allergists have shown both allergy shots and allergy drops to be effective but no clear superiority of one mode over the other. Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557834/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557834/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853126/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853126/
- king_magic 5y ago
  Wow, I never knew drops were even an option!

ahstilde 5y ago

Tons of data that the drops are an improvement over shots, if only for the patient experience! “Patients who have done [allergy drops] and finished a course are now free of taking any allergy medications and they don’t have symptoms anymore.” Dr. Sandra Lin, video interview, Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) for Allergy Treatment: Johns Hopkins | Q&A, author of Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous and Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma (2017) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWomI4iPLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWomI4iPLY Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28964530/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28964530/ Aqueous allergy drops are both safe and effective for environmental allergies (aka allergic rhinitis): - This has been proven through 30 years of data published by leading allergists in key journals, and confirmed in 2011 independent Cochrane review Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21154351/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21154351/ Aqueous allergy drops have a better safety profile than allergy shots - Unlike shots, there has never been a documented fatality to allergy drops in 30 years of use - The risk of a systemic reaction is thought to be 1 per 100 million doses or 1 per 526,000 treatment years Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22150126/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22150126/ Allergy drops are equally as effective as allergy shots - They have widespread use in Europe (up to 80% of the immunotherapy market in some countries) - Comparison studies by leading allergists have shown both allergy shots and allergy drops to be effective but no clear superiority of one mode over the other. Learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557834/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557834/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853126/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853126/

king_magic 5y ago
Wow, I never knew drops were even an option!