| Many people who find their allergy symptoms are | | | | require fewer trips to the doctors office. One draw |
| starting to control their life often look to | | | | back is that the drops can sometimes take longer to |
| immunotherapy for a solution the their allergy | | | | work than shots but people who use drops tend to |
| problems. The problem is once they find out the | | | | stay on schedule with them more than shots |
| length of time and the number of doctor visits | | | | because of ease of use and the fact they are less |
| required for immunotherapy, not to mention the | | | | time consuming. |
| shots they do not stick with it. Fortunately there is a | | | | Allergy drops have been used for many years |
| alternative to immunotherapy. | | | | successfully in Europe but are yet to be approved by |
| Allergy drops work the same way and are known as | | | | the FDA. Studies are under way and approval is |
| sublingual immunotherapy. The drops are placed under | | | | expected in a few years. With a proven track record |
| the tongue and held there for a short time before | | | | most research being done is on the amount and |
| swallowing. Using this method allows them to enter | | | | frequency of use required. If your interested in |
| the blood stream very quickly. Allergy drops are | | | | allergy drops you might want to ask your doctor |
| popular with parents of children who suffer from | | | | about them during your next visit. Just like |
| allergies because they are a relatively pain free | | | | immunotherapy, sublingual therapy will not work for |
| solution. Sublingual immunotherapy can also be less | | | | everyone and it is not for people who suffer short |
| expensive than traditional allergy shots because they | | | | term or minor allergy symptoms. |