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Desensitization
to allergies

* Medical prescription required
At NIOS Clinic, our goal is to offer you as many treatments as possible, whether or not they require a medical prescription. We regularly add new services based on our training and ongoing updates. No matter the treatment, you can rest assured that you’ll receive care in a comfortable and relaxing environment, provided by respectful, dedicated, and empathetic professionals.
We frequently add new treatments based on our training and ongoing updates.
No matter the service, you can rest assured that you’ll receive care in a comfortable and relaxing environment from respectful, dedicated, and empathetic professionals.
Desensitization to allergies
Desensitization, also known as immunotherapy, is a technique that involves administering a predetermined amount of an allergen (such as pollens, ragweed, grasses, dust mites, cats, or molds), with gradually increasing doses until reaching a maximum maintenance dose. The goal of this intervention is to reduce allergic symptoms (such as asthma or rhinitis) caused by the specific allergen.
By gradually and regularly exposing the immune system to the problematic allergen, the body develops a certain level of tolerance, which in turn reduces the associated signs and symptoms of allergies.
The benefits of desensitization include not only a noticeable reduction in allergy symptoms, but also a decreased need for medications used to treat those symptoms. Additionally, the positive effects of desensitization often persist long-term, even after the treatment has ended.
The products used for desensitization gradually acclimate the immune system to the allergen in small amounts. Direct exposure to the allergen, on the other hand, exposes the immune system to high concentrations of allergens in a very short time.

For this reason, it is important not to confuse desensitization with direct exposure.

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