Complementary and integrative treatments: allergy. 


Author: Garbo G, Tessema B, Brown SM.

Affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. Electronic address: ggarbo@resident.uchc.edu.
Conference/Journal: Otolaryngol Clin North Am.
Date published: 2013 Jun
Other:
 Volume ID: 43   ,  Issue ID: 3   ,  Pages: 295-307   ,  Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.12.005.   ,  Word Count: 103  
    

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global disease affecting hundreds of millions internationally. Substantial pharmacologic gains have been made in the treatment of allergy, including antihistamines, steroids, and leukotriene inhibitors. Pharmacology and immunotherapy are the 2 primary choices in an otolaryngologist's armamentarium of allergy treatment. Outside of these options lie complementary and integrative medicine, including various herbs and supplementation along with acupuncture. Some of these methods have shown great efficacy in treating AR and others have failed to show any improvement. This article reviews AR and some of the more common therapies used to care for the disease.

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PMID: 23764810