Hayfever Injection Sheffield

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Hayfever Injection Sheffield
www.regentstreetclinic.co.uk
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• The hayfever injection is a corticosteroid
  injection which has anti-inflammatory properties.
  It suppresses the immune system and stops the
  natural pollen response from going haywire.

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• Severe hayfever symptoms can ruin peoples
  summers and have a detrimental effect on quality
  of life and ability to work optimally.
• Certain parts of the UK are particularly affected
  by pollens and allergens likely to give severe
  symptoms, with the most likely culprits being a
  mixture of flower and tree pollen such as silver
  birch and rape seed.
• If you have severe symptoms that fail to respond
  to other treatments, such as oral antihistamine
  medications, topical eye drops and so on, it is
  possible to request an appointment to discuss the
  hayfever injection at our clinics in Nottingham,
  Derby, Leicester, Sheffield, Leeds and Watford.
• This is the same medication given by doctors
  regularly for tennis elbow, various ligament and
  muscular strains, osteoarthritis and other joint
  conditions.

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• As with all injected medications, and in line
  with good medical practice, the doctor will
  undertake a careful risk assessment to make sure
  that you are a good candidate for treatment, and
  will explain the potential side effects and
  likely benefits in detail.
• In our twenty-year experience of administering
  the hayfever injection, we have seen virtually
  nothing in the way of even mild side effects
  with two people reporting a dimpling of the skin
  at the site of the injection (the buttock).
• This dimpling is uncommon, however patients are
  always advised that it may occur and like all
  administered medications, the risks of any
  treatment must be balanced against the potential
  benefit of the treatment given.
• The overwhelming feedback from patients in terms
  of response, control of symptoms and improvement
  in quality of life is very positive.

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• It given in the top of the buttock and starts
  working almost immediately and typically kicks
  in anywhere from one to forty-eight hours after
  administration.
• This medication administered when hayfever
  symptoms first appear can give symptom remission
  that lasts for the duration of the entire pollen
  or allergen season (usually three months).
• The dose required to control severe symptoms is
  partly related to body weight, and heavier
  subjects will require a larger dose to ease their
  symptoms. We have found that the therapeutic dose
  for most effective relief is 1mg per kg of body
  weight, therefore our standard doses administered
  are 40mg-80mg per patient per season.
• The full range of treatments options available
  for hay fever will be discussed by doctors, who
  will decide whether the potential benefits of the
  treatment for severe hayfever outweigh any risks.

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SAME DAY CLINIC APPOINTMENTS
(MONDAY-SATURDAY)
Nottingham Derby Leicester Sheffield
Leeds Watford
0115 9475498 01332 332530 0116 2541282 0114
3583930 0113 3448699 01923 606801
www.regentstreetclinic.co.uk