Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
Numerous double-blind, placebo-controlled studies indicate that SLIT can improve all major symptoms of allergic rhinitis when the offending allergens are known.32,43,48,49,51,63,68,69 However, in a 2008 comprehensive review of evidence for using SLIT for grass pollen and house dust mite allergies, researchers raised questions regarding the quality and consistency of these and other studies.65
SLIT may help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. The greatest potential One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and also a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
Until approximately the year 2000, SLIT was most commonly offered by practitioners who identified themselves as holistic or alternative. Mainstream medicine regarded SLIT with a lot of skepticism. In recent years, however, numerous well-designed studies of SLIT have been reported, causing the method to gain increasing acceptance among conventional allergists.
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
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The immune system has many components, and only one of them, the IgE/eosinophil system, produces typical allergic reactions. The intended effect of SLIT is to “train” other branches of the immune system to neutralize allergens before the IgE/eosinophil system "notices" that they are there and causes an allergic reaction.
It appears that SLIT may work best if used year round, and year-after-year. SLIT treatment may take 2-3 years to provide a significant benefit.54 One placebo-controlled study found that 3 years of treatment was more effective than 2 years.56 In addition, to provide benefits for grass allergy season, SLIT must be started at least 8 weeks prior to the onset of the grass allergy season; starting even earlier leads to even better results.58
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an alternative to conventional immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots). SLIT involves using allergenic substances placed under the tongue. One advantage of SLIT over allergy shots is that SLIT does not involve needles; this makes it less unpleasant and a treatment that can be done at home rather than at a doctor’s office.
Research supporting the use of SLIT for allergic rhinitis is promising. One study suggests that SLIT is not only effective for treating allergies, but may also help prevent the development of new allergies or mild persistent asthma in children with allergic rhinitis or intermittent asthma.70
A similar but less widely accepted treatment for allergic rhinitis is enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD).
The immune system has many components, and only one of them, the IgE/eosinophil system, produces typical allergic reactions. The intended effect of SLIT is to “train” other branches of the immune system to neutralize allergens before the IgE/eosinophil system "notices" that they are there and causes an allergic reaction.
