Question
My child has been repeatedly coughing for nearly two years. Every time they cough, there is a urinary bruit and shortness of breath. The allergen is house dust mites, and the doctor suspects asthma. How should desensitization treatment be done, and what are the disturbances of long-term nebulizer inhalation on the body?
Answer
Desensitization therapy, also known as specific immunotherapy or allergen immunotherapy, involves identifying the allergen in patients with allergic diseases through clinical diagnosis. The identified allergen is then made into an allergen extract and formulated into various concentrations of preparations. These are administered through repeated skin contact or other medication routes, with the dose increasing from small to large and the concentration from low to high, thereby reducing the patient’s tolerance to this allergen. Upon subsequent exposure to this allergen, allergic reactions no longer occur or are significantly reduced.