Right, those. So, “allergy shots” have been a thing for a while, and now there’s “sublingual immunotherapy” where you just suck on a a tablet of allergens instead, and that seems to be better overall. But it’s pretty expensive, and doesn’t work for everyone. The effect size is maybe something like 20% of symptoms, but you have to adjust for discontinuation by people who have worse responses to it, which I think is leading to overestimation of effectiveness.
Anyway, if sublingual pollen allergen tablets work then you could just eat some local honey instead if you’re allergic to insect-pollinated plants. Which is, believe it or not, cheaper.
Right, those. So, “allergy shots” have been a thing for a while, and now there’s “sublingual immunotherapy” where you just suck on a a tablet of allergens instead, and that seems to be better overall. But it’s pretty expensive, and doesn’t work for everyone. The effect size is maybe something like 20% of symptoms, but you have to adjust for discontinuation by people who have worse responses to it, which I think is leading to overestimation of effectiveness.
Anyway, if sublingual pollen allergen tablets work then you could just eat some local honey instead if you’re allergic to insect-pollinated plants. Which is, believe it or not, cheaper.