免疫疗法

有两种免疫疗法可供选择。

如果你的Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease characterized by recurrent breathing problems. People with asthma have acute episodes where the air passages in their lungs get narrower, and breathing becomes more difficult. Sometimes episodes of asthma are triggered by allergens, although infection, exercise, cold air and other factors are also important triggers." rel="tooltip">哮喘是由Allergies are inappropriate or exaggerated reactions of the immune system to substances that, in the majority of people, cause no symptoms. Symptoms of the allergic diseases may be caused by exposure of the skin to a chemical, of the respiratory system to particles of dust or pollen (or other substances), or of the stomach and intestines to a particular food." rel="tooltip">过敏在美国,你应该考虑注射过敏疫苗,这对缓解过敏症状非常有效,在某些情况下甚至可以治愈你的过敏。这种治疗可能需要数年时间,可以增强对你的过敏原(花粉、尘螨、宠物、霉菌)的免疫力。它的工作原理是注射少量的过敏原,随着时间的推移逐渐增加。由于注射有助于身体建立对过敏原的耐受性,它们最终会减少甚至消除你的过敏症状。

这种类型的Immunotherapy ("allergy shots") is a form of preventive and anti-inflammatory treatment of allergy to substances such as pollens, house dust mites, fungi, and stinging insect venom. Immunotherapy involves giving gradually increasing doses of the substance, or allergen, to which the person is allergic. The incremental increases of the allergen cause the immune system to become less sensitive to the substance, perhaps by causing production of a particular "blocking" antibody, which reduces the symptoms of allergy when the substance is encountered in the future." rel="tooltip">免疫疗法于2014年获美国食品和药物管理局批准。从过敏季节开始的几个月前开始,患者每天在舌下溶解一片药片。治疗可以持续三年之久。这些药物不应用于严重或无法控制的哮喘患者。目前只有少数过敏原(某些草和豚草花粉)可以用这种方法治疗,但它是一种很有前途的治疗方法。