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Immunotherapy for Hay-Fever
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Other Pineapple Smurf
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I've heard about it and my guy at work is trying to convince me to do it (he plans to do it soon). Its a long commitment and I do understand the theory behind it. Do not believe it will work 100% for everybody but it will make a difference.
I'm on chronic antihistamines for my allergies and while they have no side effect (no drowsiness, can drink alcohol, etc), this treatment would reduce my sensitivity to allergens but I don't think in my case it would make me immune.
Unless your already on chronic medication and cannot get started in the morning without taking them, rather do this treatment first. My medication is costing me R220 per month (for the rest of my life)
I'm on chronic antihistamines for my allergies and while they have no side effect (no drowsiness, can drink alcohol, etc), this treatment would reduce my sensitivity to allergens but I don't think in my case it would make me immune.
Unless your already on chronic medication and cannot get started in the morning without taking them, rather do this treatment first. My medication is costing me R220 per month (for the rest of my life)
stop complaining about your little bit of hayfever and the R220 per month. i have a daughter who is chronic asthmatic since 4 months old. it has taken us 14 years to get her lung capacity from 48% to 90%. years of pulmonoligist visits. she cannot go a day without her chronic medication of daily tablets, inhalers etc. and when she has an asthma attack her medication changes to the more severe doses as well as steroids and nebulising. sometimes nebulising has to be done as often as every 2 hours to maintain a sense of normality. not only does she have asthma, she has sinus problems, hayfever, eczema and allergies. her medication is on chronic but by mid year the limit is up and we have to start paying over R1200 per month and more depending on what meds she may need. she will be 16 in october and she will never outgrow this.
@OP - my sister had the treatment, and it worked very well for her. She's not totally immune now, but her allergies is affecting her lifestyle much less.
@Celine - your girl won't outgrow asthma (nobody really does), but sometimes it recedes quite dramatically. I had to carry an inhaler with me in Grades 1 and 2, as an attack could come at any time, without warning. But I had my last attack in Gr 2, and my asthma has been latent ever since. A pulmonologist can detect it, without my telling him it's there, but it doesn't really affect my lifestyle. Let's hope the same happens to your daughter.
@Celine - your girl won't outgrow asthma (nobody really does), but sometimes it recedes quite dramatically. I had to carry an inhaler with me in Grades 1 and 2, as an attack could come at any time, without warning. But I had my last attack in Gr 2, and my asthma has been latent ever since. A pulmonologist can detect it, without my telling him it's there, but it doesn't really affect my lifestyle. Let's hope the same happens to your daughter.