Allergy testing in NJ at Nusbaum Medical Centers identifies your specific triggers, then treats the underlying cause with customized sublingual immunotherapy — allergy drops matched to your allergic fingerprint.
At Nusbaum Medical Centers in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, allergy care is physician-led and personalized. Rather than only masking symptoms, we test to identify the antigens that trigger your reactions and then build a custom treatment plan. An antigen is an allergy-causing substance such as pollen, mold, pet dander, or specific foods like dairy, peanuts, fish, wheat, corn and eggs.
What Is Sublingual Immunotherapy?
Sublingual immunotherapy — often called allergy drops — works like allergy shots by gradually helping your body build tolerance to the substances that cause your allergies. The difference is that the antigen is placed under your tongue in a customized liquid form instead of injected. We advocate for custom immunotherapy based on your specific allergens and level of sensitivity, following the La Crosse Method™ Protocol. Treatment is matched to your test results and gradually strengthened based on how you respond — not a one-size-fits-all formula.
What Allergy Drops Can Treat
One benefit of sublingual immunotherapy is that it can address a broad range of allergies, including those caused by dust mites, mold, animals, foods, and seasonal pollens such as grass, trees, ragweed and mountain cedar. Allergy drops are appropriate for people of many ages and conditions, and are especially helpful for those who can't tolerate or don't respond to allergy shots, people who dislike needles, and patients with chronic conditions such as sinusitis and eczema. Because care here is physician-led, your plan can be coordinated alongside related services like thyroid function testing and IV drip infusions when appropriate.
Advantages & What to Expect
Compared with shots and many medications, allergy drops typically cost less over time and require fewer clinic visits — often just a few visits the first year, then once every 6 to 12 months. They're convenient because you take them at home, and many patients report needing less medication to control symptoms. Each prescription is a custom solution containing the specific allergens you tested positive for in a stabilizing glycerin base with no added preservatives. Most patients take drops three times daily for three to five years, with many noticing improvement within weeks to months. General information about allergic diseases is available from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
What the Ingredients Are & How Long Treatment Lasts
Each allergy-drop prescription is a custom solution formulated for you according to the type and severity of your allergies. The drops contain measured amounts of the specific allergens you tested positive for, placed in a stabilizing glycerin base. There are no additional preservatives. Because the formula reflects your personal test results, your dose is neither higher nor lower than what your body needs to build tolerance — a core principle of the personalized approach we follow.
Most patients take allergy drops three times daily for roughly three to five years, though the exact length depends on the severity and seasonality of your allergies and how consistently you take them. Many people notice symptoms easing within a few weeks to a few months, but it is important to continue through the full course to get lasting benefit. Because this is a long-term, at-home therapy, adherence matters — and the convenience of taking drops anywhere makes it easier to stay consistent than committing to a schedule of injections.
Why Choose Nusbaum for Allergy Testing in NJ
Allergy testing is only as valuable as the treatment plan built from it. At Nusbaum Medical Centers, testing and customized immunotherapy are delivered within a physician-led practice, with treatment matched precisely to your results and lifestyle. Patients travel to Cedar Knolls from across Morris, Essex, Bergen and Union counties.
