Allergic rhinitis, also known as allergic rhinitis, is very common clinically and has the following characteristics.
I. What are the characteristics of allergic rhinitis?
Frequent sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, some patients also have itchy eyes, itchy throat, cough and other manifestations.
What is the cause of allergic rhinitis?
Frequent sneezing, runny nose and itchy nose after contact with a substance. In fact, the body is “sensitive” to a variety of substances. Some people have itchy and rash after eating seafood, and girls have red and itchy local skin after using certain cosmetics.
Third, what are the substances that cause allergies?
Allergens are divided into two major groups, one is the food group: seafood, milk, fruit, etc., mainly through the mouth into; one is the inhalation group: including mites, mold, pollen, etc., mainly through the nose inhalation.
Fourth, allergic rhinitis into which categories?
One is intermittent: it often strikes only for a period of time each year, often in the same season; the other is perennial, basically all year round, with different degrees of severity.
V. Sneezing and runny nose, is it a “cold” or an “allergy” attack?
In the early stage of “cold”, sneezing and runny nose will appear, but most of them will turn into sticky nose in 2-3 days, and usually get better in a week, while there will be sore throat, cough, fever and other symptoms. “In addition to sneezing and nasal itching, there are few problems such as sore throat and fever.
What are the dangers of allergic rhinitis?
Nasal congestion, poor ventilation, affecting the sense of smell; induce nasal polyps, sinusitis; induce otitis media; induce asthma; some patients dizziness and head swelling…
VII. How to treat?
The fundamental treatment is to get rid of the substance causing the allergy, but this is not possible in many cases. There are three types of treatment commonly used clinically.
1, drug treatment, mainly nasal spray (Reynolds reliance, coleus, endosulfan, etc.), anti-allergic drugs (keratan, cetirizine, cisplatin, etc.)
2, desensitization treatment, similar to vaccination, by slowly starting from a small dose gradually increase the dose of exposure to allergens, to achieve the purpose of tolerance. At present, the effect is only good for “mites”.
3. Other treatments: nasal rinsing, Chinese medicine, etc.
Can allergic rhinitis be cured?
The fundamental treatment of allergic rhinitis is to get rid of the substances that cause allergies, but in many cases, this cannot be done, so it is difficult to cure it. At present, the main clinical control of symptoms, under the case of medication to reduce the frequency of episodes, improve the symptoms of episodes, or even no episodes, but after the cessation of medication has a tendency to re-emerge.
9. What are the side effects of nasal spray?
Nasal sprays (Raynaud’s, Cozulan, Nesuna, etc.) are hormones, and some people are worried that long-term high dose applications may cause nasal dryness, hormonal axis effects, and decalcification. However, it seems that the side effects are relatively low, the drug is still very safe, do not need to worry excessively.
X. Should I simply spray my nose or take oral medication at the same time?
The nasal spray (Reynold’s, Coquelan, Nesuna, etc.) and oral medications (Crestor, Cetirizine, Cisplatin, etc.) have a fast onset of action, as long as 24 hours. Usually, the two together can improve the symptoms quickly, and after the symptoms improve, only the nasal spray can be discontinued. However, in some patients with poor control, a combination of nasal spray and anti-allergy medication or even two oral medications together (depending on the severity) is needed.
XI. How long does desensitization therapy take?
Desensitization therapy is used for patients with poorly controlled medications, currently mainly for patients with mite allergy. There are oral and injectable preparations. Treatment takes about six months and can be continued for one year or more if the results are good.
XII. Other issues.
1, about health products, propolis and so on, forget it …
2. Physical exercise will alleviate the symptoms to some extent, but allergy is mainly an idiosyncratic problem, which cannot be solved by simple exercise.
3. Common allergens in South China are mites, molds and so on. It is recommended that the room be properly ventilated; it is recommended that pillows, quilts, cushions and other bedding be exposed to the sun on a regular basis; it is recommended that no carpets be laid; it is recommended that the air conditioning filters be cleaned regularly; the above operations are recommended to ask family members to help, and patients should avoid.
4, the pet problem, dogs and cats epithelium is also a common allergen, if the test after these two are not allergic, dogs and cats can do pets.