How to Cure Severe Allergies

Millions of people suffer from allergies. For many people, allergies are an annoying condition that make people turn to decongestants, prescriptions and tissues for a few months out of the year. For others, allergies are so severe that they interfere with their quality of life. Severe allergies can cause people to miss work, school and social gatherings. Sometimes people with severe allergies must stay inside their home avoiding contact with outside allergens, or they must stay diligent in avoiding contact with dust mites, molds, animal dander,or certain foods. Severe allergies can also turn into asthma and become a life-threatening condition. There are things people can do to alleviate symptoms. In most cases, allergies are not curable, but they can be manageable.

Instructions

Seeing a Doctor for Severe Allergies

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  To cure severe allergies, find out what allergen or allergens are causing your allergic reactions by having a doctor perform an allergen skin test.

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  Once you discover the allergen or allergens, avoid or eliminate contact with them.

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  If it's not possible to avoid or eliminate contact with allergens, ask your doctor if there is a decongestant or prescription that will help reduce or eliminate severe allergies.

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  Ask your doctor if allergy shots will help cure severe allergies. Allergy shots or immunotherapy, help reduce the symptoms of severe allergies. Expect to go to the doctor's office a couple times a week for shots. Most people with severe allergies need to get shots for several months.

Acupuncture for Severe Allergies

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  To cure severe allergies, consider trying acupuncture. Acupuncture is considered a natural remedy; it is purported to work by improving the body's immune system response to allergens.

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  Use caution when choosing an acupuncturist for severe allergies. Make sure the acupuncturist is certified in your state. To check the certification of an acupuncturist, go to the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at nccaom.org. Make sure to ask your acupuncturist if he or she is state certified.

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  Expect to have several treatments of acupuncture for severe allergies before noticing any results. At first, an acupuncturist will give you a couple treatments every week. Eventually, you will only need to go a few times a year depending on how often your allergies flare up.

Sublingual Immunotherapy for Severe Allergies

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  Find a doctor in your area who offers sublingual Immunotherapy. Sublingual immunotherapy or allergy drop treatment is similar to injection therapy. It works by giving patients a slowly increasing dose of prescribed antigen through drops placed under the tongue. Over time the antigen increases the body's immune system, which decrease severe allergy symptoms.

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  If you cannot find a doctor in your area who can prescribe allergy drops, find a clinic in your area that offers sublingual immunotherapy to cure severe allergies. To search for doctors or clinics performing sublingual immunotherapy go to AllergyChoices.com.

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  If a child suffers from severe allergies, ask your doctor about sublingual immunotherapy. It's been proven safe for both adults and children.