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Can you cure your allergy by exposing yourself to the things you are allergic to?
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Desensitization: Is the techincal term. This is currently fda approved in subcutaneous formulation and under investigation in sublingual/oral formulation.
Answered 6/17/2015
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Not likely.: Exposing oneself to an allergen over and over is not likely to make you any better and may possibly make you worse. Carefully administered immunotherapy in the hands of an expert on the other hand has the potential to reduce the allergic response.
Answered 7/6/2012
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