Allergy Immunotherapy
What Is Allergic Rhinitis?
Allergy immunotherapy—often called allergy shots—is a long-term treatment that helps reduce your body’s sensitivity to everyday allergens like pollen, dust mites, pet dander, and mold. Instead of simply masking symptoms, it works over time to calm your immune system’s response, helping many people experience fewer flare-ups, less dependence on medications, and a better overall quality of life.
For individuals whose allergies continue to disrupt sleep, work, or daily activities, immunotherapy can offer a clearer, more confident path toward lasting relief. By addressing allergies at their source, this approach can help patients feel more in control of their health and better equipped to enjoy life without constant worry about symptoms.
How Does Immunotherapy Work?
Immunotherapy injections are administered in our clinic by trained medical professionals. Patients are monitored after each injection to ensure safety and comfort. Treatment plans are personalized and adjusted as needed based on your response and progress.
Allergy immunotherapy follows a structured, medically guided process that includes two main phases:
1. Buildup Phase
During this phase, patients receive gradually increasing doses of allergens. The goal is to allow the immune system to adjust safely and steadily. The schedule of this phase depends on the immunotherapy approach selected.
2. Maintenance Phase
Once the effective dose is reached, injections are spaced farther apart. This phase focuses on maintaining tolerance and achieving long-term symptom improvement. Many patients remain on maintenance therapy for several years to gain lasting benefit.
While every immunotherapy approach follows these same phases, the pace at which patients move through buildup can differ.
Immunotherapy Scheduling Options
At Park Cities Allergy & Asthma, we offer multiple immunotherapy schedules. Each option follows the same medical principles but varies in how quickly patients reach their maintenance dose.
Immunotherapy Scheduling Options
- Gradual buildup over months
- Often preferred for steady pacing and flexibility
Cluster Immunotherapy
- Faster buildup using multiple injections per visit
- Sessions spaced over approximately 1 to 1.5 hours
- Allows patients to reach maintenance sooner than traditional schedules
Rush Immunotherapy
- Most accelerated option
- Requires close monitoring
Benefits of Immunotherapy
For many patients, allergy immunotherapy offers meaningful long-term advantages, including:
- Reduced allergy symptoms over time
- Decreased reliance on allergy medications
- Improved daily comfort and quality of life
- Better control of allergy-related asthma symptoms
- Long-lasting benefits that continue after treatment is completed
Because immunotherapy treats the underlying allergic response, its effects can extend beyond short-term symptom management.
Who Can Benefit from Immunotherapy?
Allergy immunotherapy may be a good option if you:
- Have moderate to severe environmental allergies
- Experience symptoms that interfere with daily activities, work, or sleep
- Do not get enough relief from medications or avoidance strategies alone
- Have allergic asthma triggered by specific allergens
Your provider will evaluate your allergy history, test results, and overall health to determine whether immunotherapy is appropriate for you.
Why Choose Park Cities Allergy and Asthma?
Experienced allergy specialists providing personalized care
A patient-centered approach focused on long-term improvement
Treatment plans aligned with nationally recognized allergy guidelines
Multiple immunotherapy scheduling options based on your needs
Careful monitoring and safety-focused protocols
FAQs About Immunotherapy
Yes. When administered under medical supervision, immunotherapy is considered safe and well-established.
Some patients notice symptom improvement during the buildup phase, while others see gradual benefits during maintenance.
Some patients are able to reduce medications over time, though results vary.
If allergies continue to disrupt your daily life, allergy immunotherapy may offer a long-term solution.
Contact Park Cities Allergy & Asthma today to schedule a consultation and learn whether immunotherapy—and which schedule—may be right for you.
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Tue: 7:00am – 4:30pm
Wed: 7:00am – 5:30pm
Thu: 7:00am – 3:00pm
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Contact Felicia Melendez at felicia@pcaaa.com