Rhinitis in children is often treated with general therapy, medication, immunotherapy and other treatments. The treatment plan should be decided according to the cause of the disease, but whether it can be “completely cured” should be decided according to the change of the disease and the physical quality of the individual.
1. Children’s allergic rhinitis
(1) Avoid contact with allergens: allergic rhinitis occurs in children due to contact with flowers, grass and willow flakes. Therefore, they should be well protected when going out, such as wearing a mask.
(2) Drug treatment: mainly including nasal glucocorticoids such as mometasone furoate nasal spray; nasal antihistamines, such as azelastine hydrochloride nasal spray; antihistamines such as dicloxacortin dry suspension; anti-leukotriene drugs, such as montelukast sodium. The above drugs should be selected according to the child’s condition and age.
(3) Specific allergen immunotherapy: for example, allergy to dust mites, etc., used for children over 5 years old whose conventional drug treatment is ineffective. Commonly used subcutaneous injection and sublingual, the total course of treatment is not less than 2 years.
2. Acute rhinitis: at the early stage of the disease, supportive treatment is the mainstay, drink more water, light diet, and actively prevent complications.
Timely application of antibiotics to prevent infection, preferred penicillin, followed by second-generation cephalosporins and macrolides antibiotics, do not recommend a variety of joint use. Nasal cavity local use of glucocorticoids, such as mometasone furoate, etc., can use decongestants such as hydroxymetazoline hydrochloride nasal drops treatment, continuous use of no more than 7 days. Children use attention to age limit.
Children’s rhinitis should go to the regular hospital, follow the doctor’s instructions for medication and treatment.