Allergy

Childhood allergies

Main article: Childhood allergies

Allergy treatment

Is it possible to cure allergies?

For 2020, allergen-specific immunotherapy is used to treat allergies. It consists in subcutaneous (or sublingual) administration of increasing doses of antigen (allergen). When the concentrations become very large, the body's reaction to the allergen changes, and the allergy as such disappears - after treatment it can take years.

This is perhaps the only therapy aimed not at the symptoms, but at the disease itself, "disease-modifying therapy," if in a smart way. There are disadvantages - not all allergies are treated, not common in Russia, etc.

Pollen and house dust reactions are treatable. And also on the poison of stinging insects.

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2023:18% of Russians are allergic

About 18% of Russians suffer from allergies, while depending on the region, this share varies within 20-23%. This was announced in April 2023 by the head of the laboratory of clinical pharmacology at the Institute of Immunology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Valery Smirnov.

According to him, according to the European Association of Clinical Allergists-Immunologists, there are 23% of allergies in Europe, and by 2030 this figure may grow to 25%.

18% of Russians are susceptible to allergies

If we talk about the Russian Federation, then in principle the percentage according to the Russian Association of Clinical Immunologists and Allergists is slightly lower, about 18%, but this may be due to the reluctance of patients to go to the doctor and self-medicate, Smirnov said.

He added that the largest number of visits to allergists for seasonal allergies are recorded in the Rostov and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as in the North Caucasus region.

According to the joint study "Sber Eapteka" and "Invitro," which was published in March 2023, 76% of Russians suffer from allergies, while almost every second suffers from allergies. This report says that the majority of Russians are allergic to food (70%). In second place was the reaction to pollen (54%) - every second respondent faced it. Dust and mold close the top three allergens - 50% of respondents experience discomfort from them. The top 5 most common stimuli also included pet hair (40%) and cold (36%). It is noted that the most frequent symptoms of allergies were skin redness and itching (74%), runny nose (59%), watery eyes (51%), difficulty breathing and dry cough (22%).

It also follows from the study, most often residents of Tyumen (88%), Yekaterinburg (85%) and Tomsk (85%) face allergies. At the same time, the reaction to pollen is most common in Moscow (57%), and to food (70%) and animals (47%) - in St. Petersburg. In Nizhny Novgorod, they often face allergies to mold and dust (58%), and in Yekaterinburg, many experience discomfort from the sun (26%).^[1]

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