WHAT DISEASES OR CONDITIONS ARE TREATED WITH ALLERGY SHOTS?
A. “Allergy Shots” (the medical term is allergen immunotherapy) are used to treat some cases of respiratory allergic diseases. This means those allergic diseases affecting the nose, lining membranes of the eye, and bronchial tubes. The medical name for allergy affecting the nose is allergic rhinitis; allergens in the air affecting the membranes lining the eyeball is termed allergic conjunctivitis; allergic reactions to airborne substances which occur in the bronchial tubes in the lungs may cause inflammation and spasm of the lining of the bronchial tubes, which is known as asthma. Allergy shots are also used to prevent future reactions in persons who have had serious allergic reactions to venoms of stinging insects. Q.
