Will desensitization treatment have side effects?

Allergic diseases cause great physical and mental distress to patients and require timely treatment. Some more serious patients may need desensitization treatment. At this time, some patients may be worried and afraid that desensitization treatment will have some adverse effects on themselves. They want to know: Are there any side effects of desensitization treatment? Let’s see what the experts say.

1. Desensitization therapy: After the allergens of patients with allergic diseases are clinically determined, the allergens are made into allergen extracts and formulated into preparations of various concentrations. They are repeatedly injected or exposed to patients through other routes of administration, with doses increasing from small to large and concentrations increasing from low to high, thereby improving the patient's tolerance to the allergen. When the patient is exposed to the allergen again, allergic symptoms will no longer occur or will be alleviated.

2. It is generally believed that desensitization therapy is suitable for inhalation allergies. Among the triggering causes of bronchial asthma in patients, the vast majority are due to inhalation allergies. Since inhaled allergens are everywhere and difficult to avoid, most patients are treated with desensitization.

3. Allergic diseases are what everyone knows as "allergies", also known as "allergic diseases" in medicine. They are common and frequently occurring diseases that seriously trouble our lives. The increase in allergens, especially the increase in the amount of pollen from herbaceous plants such as trees and grasses, has caused a sharp increase in the incidence of allergic diseases. The more common ones include: allergic rhinitis, allergic bronchitis, allergic asthma, allergic dermatitis, etc.

4. Clinically, it has been found that some patients with allergic diseases seek medical treatment and take medicines at will, which often leads to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and aggravation of the condition. It may also turn certain diseases that could have been easily cured into chronic diseases, increasing the difficulty of treatment. Therefore, experts point out that when allergies occur, it is best to first use advanced detection technology to accurately find the allergens, and then give symptomatic treatment to alleviate the symptoms of the disease and effectively control the condition. Allergen preparations and desensitization treatment preparations can be used to find the allergens (such as mites, pollen, milk, shrimps, etc.) that cause allergic reactions in patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, urticaria, etc., and then use desensitization preparations to treat desensitization, with a definite effect.

5. For allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis, the earlier they are treated, the better.

6. You should go to a specialized asthma hospital or a Class 3A large hospital. Qingdao seems to have an allergic disease prevention and treatment center. You can go and have a look.

7. There will be no side effects of desensitization treatment, and if there is any, it will only be mild allergies.

8. Before doing desensitization treatment, you must first make sure that you are not in the attack period of asthma or other allergic diseases, so that you can do allergen testing and find allergens. Desensitization treatment should be stopped during the onset of allergic diseases and resumed after cough and asthma are controlled. Usually, the first 4 months of treatment require an injection every 7 to 14 days, and then every 4 to 8 weeks, with a total treatment course of 2 to 3 years. Each injection must be given in a treatment center, and the patient must be observed by medical staff for 30 minutes before leaving the hospital. Avoid strenuous exercise on the day of injection. If allergic reactions occur (rash, chest tightness, etc.), report them to your doctor immediately.