Many patients attend UDICHI clinic with complain of excessive sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose with itching of nose and eyes and are diagnosed to suffer from Allergic rhinitis, either seasonal or perennial. Their symptoms can be controlled temporarily by anti- allergic medicines, intra-nasal corticosteroid sprays and of course avoidance of the allergens which are the causative factors, if known.

Essentially it is the immunoglobulin pattern (our defence mechanism) of these patients which plays important role behind this disease. Therefore identification of allergen for a patient and giving him specific immunotherapy can probably give a reasonable relief to the patient or even may cure, somewhat like a vaccine.

Here at UDICHI we regularly arrange Allergic Skin Prick Test at our out-patient clinic. This is done by applying various types of common allergens on the fore hand skin with minor scratch in a controlled manner and the reading is taken after about an hour. The scratches which cause more than 3-4 mm of skin rash are taken to be positive and are reported.

Patients are advised to avoid any exposure to those offending agents which are the main cause of his allergic episodes.

After detecting the specific allergens, we advise for specific Immunotherapy medicines to be taken by mouth (below the tongue) in specific doses for a period of 5 to 6 months. The complete course of immunotherapy offers a significant acquired resistance (acquired immunity) to patients against his previous known allergens and may remain free from allergic rhinitis symptoms.