Treatment Of People With Dog Allergies
No treatment will erode the allergy from its roots or make it
disappear. However, proper treatment and medication will surely help you
get rid of symptoms that make you feel uncomfortable and make your life
so unpleasant. The best thing to do is to consult a doctor, who after
several tests and proper diagnosis can recommend the type of medication
that will suit your system and help you get rid of an uncomfortable
lifestyle.
Antihistamine syrup and tablets
Antihistamine blocks the release of histamine in the body and erases
the symptoms caused by the release of the same. This is usually
recommended to people, who suffer from mild hay-fever symptoms including
running and blocked nose, itchy eyes, etc.
Eye Drops
There are eye drops available with antihistamine or sodium in it and
these reduce the redness, itchiness and watering of the eyes.
Nasal spray
Nasal drops or nasal sprays contain antihistamine and other
medications that help to reduce the irritation in the nose and nasal
congestion.
Even after all the avoidance and cleanliness, nasal spray, eye drops
and antihistamine, if the patient continues to suffer, the doctor
prescribes other oral medications. They are the following:
Non-prescribed medication:
Decongestants such as Chlor-Trimeton and Sudafed
Nasal spray for instance nasalcrom
Short-acting antihistamines including Claritin and Benadryl
All of these may help in countering the symptoms and signs of low hay
fever.
Prescribed medication:
Long-acting antihistamines such as clarinex and zyrtec
Leukotriene inhibitor montelukast that helps in blocking the release of
histamine that causes the signs and symptoms
Nasal corticosteroid sprays that help in reducing the inflammation
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy or allergy shots is also recommended and these help in
desensitizing a person to dog’s dander. It is recommended when the above
medications do not work. In this therapy, you will receive injections of
allergens once or twice a week that will reduce the sensitivity towards
the allergen. This will just help you to get medically immune, so that
you do not suffer from frequent irrigational symptoms on encountering a
dog. This therapy has to be continued for years, and is not as helpful
as removing the dog from the environment.
Besides these, new therapies and treatments are being discovered for the
relief of the symptoms and the allergy. One such experimental treatment
is Enzyme-potentiated Desensitization (EPD). This has; however, been
tested and tried for decades now. To much of our disappointment, this
has not been found to be effective.
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