New peer-reviewed study on telehealth-delivered allergy drops (SLIT)
Wanted to share a study that just came out in Frontiers in Allergy (June 2026) looking at outcomes for people using telehealth-delivered sublingual immunotherapy — basically allergy drops managed remotely instead of through in-office visits.
A few things it looked at:
- Symptom improvement over the treatment period
- Adherence rates for at-home dosing vs. what's typically seen with in-clinic allergy shots
- Patient-reported outcomes on quality of life
Worth noting upfront: like a lot of real-world telehealth studies, it relies partly on self-reported data and the sample size isn't huge, so it's not the final word — but it's a solid addition to the growing body of research on whether remote allergy care can hold up against traditional in-person treatment.
If you want to dig into the methodology or full results, here's the paper
Curious if anyone here has done SLIT drops vs. traditional shots — how has adherence been for you? Did doing it at home make it easier to stick with, or harder to stay consistent without the accountability of an office visit?
Posted Jul 9, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC