Doctors use four general approaches to help people with allergies: advise them on ways to avoid the allergen as much as possible, prescribe or recommend medication to relieve symptoms, give a long-term series of allergy shots (immunotherapy), and provide ongoing education and communication. Although there is no cure for allergies, one of these strategies -- or a combination of them -- can usually provide relief from allergy symptoms.
Review Date: 6/18/2009
Reviewed By: Frederic F. Little, MD, Department of Allergy and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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