It is important to know that treatment can?t cure your allergy; it is only used to help relieved the symptoms such as a runny nose and itching. While these medications are available over the counter, it is advised that you seek your doctor?s advice before purchasing and using any medication.
Antihistamines
Antihistamines treats allergy
Antihistamines come in tablet, liquid form, eye drops and nasal spray. Antihistamines treats allergies by preventing the chemical histamine, which the body releases when it thinks it is under attack from an allergen. Nasal sprays can be used to reduce swelling and irritation in your nose, and eye drops will help to relieve sore, itchy eyes. Always check with your doctor which type you should take.
Decongestants
Decongestants?help to relieve a blocked nose, which is often caused by hay fever, a dust allergy or a pet allergy. Decongestants can be taken as tablets, capsules, nasal sprays or liquids.
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Leukotriene receptor antagonists are tablets that block the effects of leukotrienes, which are chemicals released during an allergic reaction that cause inflammation (swelling) of your airways. They are used to treat asthma when other treatments have failed, and as a supplement to steroid treatment.
Steroid sprays
Corticosteroid sprays designed to act on the nasal lining and airways are effective in suppressing inflammation, particularly nasal congestion. Absorption into the body is minimal, so adverse side effects are avoided.
Hyposensitisation (immunotherapy)
Another form of treatment for allergies is hyposensitisation, also known as immunotherapy.?Hyposensitisation works by gradually introducing more and more of the allergen into your body to make it less sensitive to?it. In the initial stages of treatment you will be given injections at intervals of a week or less, while allergen doses are gradually increased. Eventually you will reach a stage where the dose reduces your allergic reaction and thus making your body less sensitive to the reactions. When this happens you will need to continue to have injections of this dose every few weeks for at least two years.
Hyposensitisation is generally only recommended for the treatment of severe allergies that have not responded to other treatments, and for specific allergies such as bee and wasp stings. This treatment is an important one and as such it must be carried out under the close supervision of a doctor in a hospital as there is a risk that it may cause a serious allergic reaction.
Anaphylactic shock
Emergency treatment with an injection of adrenaline into the muscle will be needed if you have anaphylactic shock.? An auto injection kit, which is a syringe that is to be kept on you at all times, will be given to you if you have an allergy that could cause anaphylactic shock, or if you have had a severe allergic reaction in the past. ?As the condition can be very serious, it may be in your best interest to consider carrying some sort of identification that carries information about your allergy and treatment your receiving.
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