How many treatments are required?
It depends on the severity of the symptoms; usually 2-3 treatments a week during two weeks are enough. If somebody is allergic to several things, more treatments need to be taken and a specialist has to be consulted. In case of allergies prevailing during the whole year, (e.g. House dust mite allergy), 8 treatments are recommended during 6 weeks.

How much does the treatment cost?
Due to its novelty nature, the method has not yet been reimbursed by the social security in most countries, so treatment fees may be vary in different countries. For more information, please turn to our partner or distributor in the given area.

Is there anything excluding the treatment as a modality?
Prior to the treatment, an otorhinolaryngological examination can easily show whether there is nay disorder in the nose making it unfit to be treated with phototherapy. We have little experience with less than 14-year-old children, therefore only based on a specialist’s decision and with due foresight can the treatment be given to children.

Can the Rhinolight treatment result complete recovery?
Patients receiving the treatment for several years have a decreasing level of symptoms and some of them have completely recovered. Clinical examination as to whether Rhinolight can make patients permanently free of symptoms is under way.

What is the theoretical base of the treatment?
This is a special, high intensity medical phototherapeutic procedure, which is considered a unique medical therapy all over the world. It has been known for a long time in dermatology that light can influence the immune system. The Rhinolight treatment decreases the level of immune response in the nose due to the presence of the allergen.

Is the treatment painful?
No, it is not. It takes a short time without any inconvenience.

How long does it take to reach effectiveness?
It may change in patient by patient, however, there are ones whose symptoms improve already after the first treatment. In rare cases symptoms intensify after the first treatments, yet it is only transitional, and will pass away quickly. Almost every patient reports progress within two weeks.

Are there any side effects of the Rhinolight treatment?
Occasionally, dryness of the nasal mucosa might occur, which can easily be prevented or cured using Vitamin A oil in a nasal drop or spray.

May the Rhinolight treatment be administered during pregnancy?
Yes, it is recommended because most medicines are either not recommended or can only be applied to a limited extent during pregnancy for the treatment of breastfeeding mothers.

Can the Rhinolight treatment be administered to athletes?
Yes. It is particularly recommended for athletes for whom the use of steroids on the doping list are prohibited.

Can the Rhinolight treatment be administered along with other antiallergic medicines?
Yes, however, in most allergy patients medicines only make a partial result, therefore Rhinolight can be given to them as a complementary treatment.

Can the Rhinolight treatment be administered for treating allergy to animal hair and dust?
Yes, Rhinolight is a special wavelength light source for the treatment of the nasal mucosa of patients suffering from allergic rhinitis regardless of what the allergen inducing the symptom is

Is it similar to other, commercially sold medical lamps?
No, it isn’t. This is a unique medical therapeutical treatment method. The brilliance of Rhinolight is multiple as compared to that of other lamps sold in other medical shops for home use. Only medical specialists can use Rhinolight and the spectrum of Rhinolight is different from that of these lights. At present, no other phototherapy has been unequivocally proven to be as efficient in the treatment of allergic rhinitis as Rhinolight. Rhinolight is a high intensity composite light, which has never before been used for the treatment allergy. Rhinolight is used for treating only the nasal mucosa and it has a worldwide patent.