Immunotherapy: a real treatment for house dust mite (HDM) allergy.
When dust particles are seen floating around in an operating room in spite a $500,000 high performance air filter system, there is little doubt that eliminating dust at home or in the office is a never-ending battle!
Dust mites are microscopic creatures that belong to the arachnid family (spiders). They thrive in warm, humid places and feed on dead skin cells, making our living quarters, mattresses, pillows and cushy textile surfaces the perfect set-up for house dust mites to develop. Reducing allergy symptoms requires to get rid of dust, keep the humidity of your home relatively low, try to have smooth easy-to-clean surfaces in your home, and wrap mattresses and pillows in protective covers. Although these actions will help reduce allergy symptoms, it is virtually impossible to completely rid your home of house dust mites and their allergens floating in the air.
Avoidance is one thing and while it can certainly help, wouldn’t it be better for the allergic person to improve his or her tolerance to this household contaminant. That’s precisely what immunotherapy can achieve for most house dust mite allergy sufferers. Sublingual immunotherapy, in particular, can change the course of dust mite allergy and reduce the risk of developing new respiratory diseases and asthma. All this quite safely, through drops of therapeutic allergens taken daily in the comfort of your home! AVANT GARDE Médical™, a private Allergy – ENT clinic offers an innovative approach to the treatment of house dust mite allergy and practical solutions to change the course of the condition altogether.
