Michael B. Sherman, M.D.

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Michael B. Sherman, M.D.

Board Certified, Pediatric and Adult Allergy,

Asthma, and Immunology

winter months.

Today’s column on sublingual immunotherapy

is important. If you suffer from any symptoms due

to an allergic reaction, it is time to consult with a

Board certified allergist and receive the relief you

need. Call to arrange for a consultation. The

ALLERGY & ASTHMA CENTER has three

convenient locations. Contact us at 732-303-

8787 for our offices at 15 South Main St. (Route

79) in Marlboro, 732- 739-8787 for our offices at

1 Bethany Rd., Bldg. 1 Suite 11, Hazlet or 732-

780-7807 for our Freehold office at 1001 W. Main

Street, Suite A . Let this be your first step to a

more healthy and happy life.

P.S. Asthma patients have been found to enjoy

greater lung function after undergoing

immunotherapy.

Immunotherapy is an effective allergy

treatment, unique in that it potentially changes

the course of an allergic disease in patients. Unlike

medications, which cease working immediately

after a person stops taking them, immunotherapy

has been shown to have long-term positive effects

in reducing symptoms. S ublingual

immunotherapy involves taking a once-a-day

tablet that dissolves quickly under the tongue. The

treatment works by gradually changing the way

the patient’s immune system responds to the

allergen so that symptoms lessen over time. The

best time of year to start grass immunotherapy is

before symptoms are present. Therefore, grass

immunotherapy would be advised now in the

GRASS ALLERGY TABLETS