The nose and the throat are both parts of the human respiratory system, just like a big tree, if the trunk goes wrong, the branches and leaves are inevitably affected.
In the case of childhood asthma, for example, data show that 2 out of 10 children have asthma, and almost all children with asthma are related to allergens in the environment, and many of them have other allergic diseases, such as rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic dermatitis. Of these, 80% of asthma is combined with allergic rhinitis, and about 60% of people with allergic rhinitis eventually develop allergic asthma.
In a sense, protecting the nose and avoiding allergies is, to a certain extent, preventing and controlling asthma, because for children with allergic rhinitis who have not yet developed asthma, finding allergens and avoiding them appropriately is preventing asthma; and for rhinitis patients who already have combined asthma, avoiding allergic factors that trigger rhinitis is also controlling asthma attacks.
Unfortunately, many people ignore the close relationship between the two and allow allergic rhinitis to develop, eventually leading to asthma without noticing it, resulting in delayed treatment by turning to the doctor.
Allergic rhinitis can be easily confused with colds. Parents should highly suspect allergic rhinitis if they notice the following in their children and go to the allergic reactions department to confirm the diagnosis in time. For example, continuous sneezing in the morning or before bedtime, a dozen or even dozens of sneezes each time; a large amount of clear nasal mucus after sneezing; and prolonged nasal blockage. The typical symptoms that asthma may present are cough, chest tightness, wheezing and dyspnea, especially when the above symptoms recur and often worsen at night or early in the morning. At this time, be alert to asthma being misdiagnosed as bronchitis, bronchiectasis or pneumonia, etc.
The natural course of asthma in children is highly variable, and more than 60% of children with asthma starting within 5 years of age will gradually resolve their symptoms by the time they reach adolescence. In addition, children with asthma can learn and live like normal children as long as they are diagnosed and controlled in a timely manner.
It is important to remind children with allergies to go to the allergic reactions department of the hospital for diagnosis and control of the disease by avoiding allergens, standardizing medication and taking desensitization treatment when the above symptoms of rhinitis and asthma appear.
In addition, some tips in daily life can also help determine whether a patient is allergic, such as coughing, running nose and sneezing as soon as he or she wakes up in the morning; having the habitual action of rubbing eyes and wiping nose; having milk fungus or eczema as a child; having parents or siblings with allergic asthma or rhinitis; having a rash as soon as he or she eats seafood; having red eyes and runny nose easily in spring; and having frequent itching on the body.