t's not your imagination, this allergy season is a bad one. That's why ear, nose and throat specialists at the University of Cincinnati are recommending many of us get a different type of treatment to find relief.
Bobbie Morgan has had allergies almost her whole life, but this year when her symptoms started blossoming like fresh plant life out of control, she got tired of feeling tired all the time.
"I didn't have any energy, my sleep was broken up because I would wake up during the night, couldn't breath, stuff like that"
So Morgan consulted Doctor Allen Seiden. He's an ear, nose and throat specialist who suggested an older treatment, which is getting some new attention. When multiple medications don't provide relief, Seiden suggests allergy injections "What's made shots for allergies to everything from ragweed to grass to pollen more popular than ever is that you tested to find just what's 'causing' your specific symptoms, and then you are given the allergens year round to which you are sensitive, that means it's a personal prescription just for your health."
For that reason because you don't want to precipitate and spike a reaction you start out with a weak concentration and then you gradually build up to higher doses, once you get to a dose level that will stimulate your own immune system you then counteract the allergic reaction.
For Bobbie Morgan, it's worked! "Normally I would have been in the house all laid up and I've been able to work in the yard, just a few sniffles but nothing I can't live with."
Good news, for a bad allergy season, which might not be a short one.
Allergy testing is usually covered by your medical insurance plan but you may need a referral from your primary care doctor.
