In the below video, Professor Janet Rimmer interviews an adult and a young teen about allergen immunotherapy. Clive and Luke share the benefits of allergen immunotherapy for chronic allergic rhinitis (hay fever). Clive and Luke describe their symptoms before and after treatment and discuss how allergen immunotherapy has changed their lives.
Both Clive and Luke reported their need for medication to control allergic rhinitis has decreased since beginning their allergen immunotherapy treatments. Luke can now breath through his nose and no long has trouble sleeping and Clive said immunotherapy has changed his life.
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