{"id":9166,"date":"2019-04-03T14:44:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2023-05-19T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T15:00:44","slug":"immunotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/immunotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunotherapy for Allergies of Respiratory Tract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/immunotherapy\/#The_Immunotherapy_Process\" >The Immunotherapy Process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/immunotherapy\/#What_is_the_treatment_duration\" >What is the treatment duration?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/immunotherapy\/#How_do_I_know_treatment_is_effective\" >How do I know treatment is effective?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Immunotherapy treatment is based on a century-old concept that the immune system can be desensitized to specific allergens that trigger allergy symptoms. These<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11782 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%9A%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82.%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/> symptoms may be caused by allergic respiratory conditions such as allergic rhinitis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/acupuncture-upper-and-lower-respiratory-infections\/acupuncture-in-management-of-asthma\/\">asthma<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Immunotherapy can potentially lead to lasting remission of allergy symptoms, and it may play a preventive role in terms of development of asthma, <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/allergic-rhinitis\/%ce%b8%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1-%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8e%ce%bd-%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%cf%85%cf%80%cf%8c%ce%b4%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%87%cf%81%cf%8c%ce%bd%ce%b9\/\">nasal polyps<\/a> and new allergies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Immunotherapy_Process\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">The Immunotherapy Process<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Sublingual immunotherapy has emerged as an effective and safer alternative to the subcutaneous route for both seasonal and perennial disease. Sublingual immunotherapy has also been shown to have long-term benefits has the big advantage of self-administration in the patient\u2019s home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_treatment_duration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">What is the treatment duration?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Most patients will require 3-5 years of treatment to ensure good long term remission of allergies<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_know_treatment_is_effective\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">How do I know treatment is effective?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11784\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11784\" class=\"wp-image-11784 size-medium\" title=\"Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">The first results are visible after completing the first year of treatment. The best measure of successful treatment is the reduction in symptoms and the need for nasal sprays and antihistamines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><em>References<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><em>Petalas K, Durham SR. Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis. Rhinology. 2013 Jun;51(2):99-110.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">M\u00f6bs C, Slotosch C, L\u00f6ffler H, Jakob T, Hertl M, Pf\u00fctzner W. Birch pollen immunotherapy leads to differential induction of regulatory T cells and delayed helper T cell immune deviation. J Immunol. 2010 Feb 15;184(4):2194-203.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">M\u00f6bs C, Ipsen H, Mayer L, Slotosch C, Petersen A, W\u00fcrtzen PA, Hertl M, Pf\u00fctzner W. 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