Allergy Immunotherapy in Jackson, TN

45 Urgent Care Can Help Ease Allergy Symptoms

Many people experience seasonal allergies in the springtime. However, if you experience symptoms of chronic allergies year-round, it may be time to consider treatment to address the cause. These symptoms can disrupt your daily life, causing you to feel unwell around the clock. At 45 Urgent Care in Jackson, TN, we offer allergy immunotherapy to help ease symptoms caused by chronic allergies. If you’re tired of taking over-the-counter medications daily to battle your allergies, we urge you to contact our office today. We may be able to offer you testing and treatment to help determine the cause of your allergies and find relief. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.

Common Symptoms of Allergies

Allergies can present themselves in many different ways. While seasonal allergies may be mild, chronic allergies often cause severe symptoms that can make it difficult to continue with your normal daily routine. If you’ve never experienced severe allergies before, you may assume at first that you have a cold or another illness. However, as the problem persists, it’s usually clear to see that allergens are the cause of your discomfort. Some common symptoms of chronic allergies include:

• Frequent sneezing
• An itchy, runny, or blocked nose
• Itchy, red, and watering eyes
• A raised, itchy red rash
• Swollen lips, tongue, eyes, or face
• Chronic cough
• Wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath

What Causes Allergies?

Allergy symptoms are caused by an immune response in your body. Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance, such as pollen, pet dander, or even foods. While these substances may not cause reactions in other individuals, your body has identified these allergens as harmful, even if they aren’t. This causes your immune system to create antibodies to react to these allergens. Your allergy symptoms are your body’s antibodies working to attack the substances it has identified as harmful. In most cases, the responses to allergens can inflame your skin, sinuses, airways, or digestive symptoms. Some of the most common allergens include:

• Pollen
• Dust mites
• Pet dander
• Mold
• Tree nuts

What Is Allergy Immunotherapy?

Allergy immunotherapy is a treatment we perform at our Jackson, TN practice to help ease your allergy symptoms. Using a series of shots, this long-term treatment decreases common allergy symptoms, allowing you to live a better life without constant flareups of your allergies. Essentially, this therapy trains your body to become less allergic to specific substances by regularly exposing you to the allergen. Over time, this reduces your allergic reactions.

How Allergy Therapy Works

Allergy therapy is a type of exposure therapy that lessens your reaction to allergens by regularly exposing you to them in small doses. This treatment exposes your body to the allergen that is causing your responses through a series of shots. Prior to the treatment, your body reacts to an allergen with an immune response that causes uncomfortable symptoms. However, allergen immunotherapy works to change the immune response so that future encounters with the allergen cause mild or no symptoms. The therapy exposes you to increasing amounts of the allergen, allowing your body to adapt and lessening the response with each exposure. Over the course of your treatment, your symptoms will be reduced until you have very minimal or no reaction to the allergen.