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Allergy Drops Instead Of Shots

by: DorothyMedlum
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If you suffer from allergies, it is no pleasure to receive your shots every week; it can be rather painful. Today, there are alternative methods of treatment. One such method is the usage of allergy drops to treat patients who suffer from allergies.

Allergy drops have been discovered to do the same thing that the shots have done in the past. The nice thing with the drops, you can do them yourself, at home. No more trips to the doctor.

Allergy shots consist of diluted versions of the allergen which you have a reaction to. Usually, this ration is about 100,000 to one. In some cases, however; ear, nose, and throat doctors have used dilution of a million to one. The allergens are then injected into the patient and they must wait about 30 minutes before they are allowed to leave.

In addition to the time off work and school on a weekly basis to get the shots, the waiting and returning consume a lot of the patient's time. The costs of the doctor visit on a weekly basis add up to a very high sum also.

Not only does one have to consider the time away from work and school to receive these weekly injections, but getting the shot and then waiting all takes time. Then, you have to allow time to get back to work or school as well.

With the use of the allergy drops, the number of doctor visits decreases immensely. The most a patient would need to go to the doctor is now about 2-3 times a year. Once you have your prescription, you can now treat yourself, by placing the drops under your tongue.

With the usage of the sublingual allergy drops, the patient visits to the doctor are limited to two to three times a year to receive the prescription. The drops are used at home, under the tongue. Less time spent at the doctor, and no pain.

In the number of patients using the drops, there have been rare cases when a patient reacted to the drops as they may have reacted to the injections. But, considering the advantages, they far outweigh the usage of shots. Every child that has ever had to have allergy shots will be so happy to know that there is another option for their allergy needs.

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