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Hay Fever : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
The best treatment is to avoid what causes your allergic symptoms in the first place. It may be impossible to completely avoid all your triggers, but you can often take steps to reduce exposure.There are many different medications available to tre...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 9, 2009
Alternative treatments for hay fever often focus on modulation of the body's immune response. They frequently center around diet and lifestyle adjustments.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Avoidance of the allergens is the best treatment, but this is often not possible. When it is not possible to avoid one or more allergens, there are two major forms of medical treatment, drugs and immunotherapy.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Immunotherapy is a treatment to reduce a person's allergic reaction to allergens such as pet dander, bee stings or pollen.
Source:StayWell
Also known as immunotherapy and allergy shots.Desensitization is a form of allergy treatment that involves the periodic injection of small amounts of allergens over a period of several years. Allergens such as dust and pollen cause certain people ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Nasal irrigation is the practice of flushing the nasal cavity with a sterile solution. The solution may contain antibiotics.Nasal irrigation is used to clear infected sinuses or may be performed after surgery to the nose region.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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