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Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

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Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#91
This is amazing. I was not happy when my doctor told me I had to do 3 shots, twice a week, for my allergies, with 30min wait time at the doctors, while I could have just had sublingual pills from the comfort of my home if I were in Europe. Those shots lasted for 5+ years... Really hope the best of success to your start-up !

Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#92

Congrats on your launch! This sounds really promising! How do you deal with the risk of severe reactions? Is that risk diminished with drops instead of shots? I'm undergoing shot therapy now and had a life threatening anaphylactic reaction to a shot just a couple months ago. I'm concerned if I had been by myself at home I may have died? I was at the doctors office but they still called 911 for "backup" because I got…

Do you take an antihistamine before your shots? If not you may want to do that, that severely reduces the risk of a reaction.

Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#93
I can't see anyone referring to the FDA directly here. Can you be explicit about the FDA approval process for what you are doing?

Where does it sit, in approved treatments?

(not a US resident, so this is at best, indirectly relevant to me but the Australian equivalent process would reflect on what the FDA said)

Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#94
YC startups are becoming scum bags day by day. Can you address this? If your treatment is faulty, why do I need to give up my rights?

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Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#97
post #93

I can't see anyone referring to the FDA directly here. Can you be explicit about the FDA approval process for what you are doing? Where does it sit, in approved treatments? (not a US resident, so this is at best, indirectly relevant to me but the Australian equivalent process would reflect on what the FDA said)

The FDA has approved the individual allergens (allergy triggers) that are used for allergy immunotherapy, both allergy shots and allergy drops.

Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#98
post #91

This is amazing. I was not happy when my doctor told me I had to do 3 shots, twice a week, for my allergies, with 30min wait time at the doctors, while I could have just had sublingual pills from the comfort of my home if I were in Europe. Those shots lasted for 5+ years... Really hope the best of success to your start-up !

Allergy shots have their place, but for most patients they're much too inconvenient! Thank you for your kind words.

Re: Launch HN: Wyndly (YC W21) – Allergy relief through at-home oral drops

#99

As someone who did 5 years of immunotherapy, which changed my life, I can vouch for this being a brilliant idea. My allergist told me after completing the full course of treatment that <10% of patients do so because of the diligence required to do weekly shots week in week out.

Thanks! We really are trying to make allergy immunotherapy more convenient and accessible.
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