Allergic rhinitis long-term untreated, may be secondary to bronchial asthma, secretory otitis media, allergic sinusitis and other complications.
1. Bronchial asthma: because of the continuity of the respiratory mucosa, there is the concept of “an airway, a disease”, under the premise of long-term untreated allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma often occurs at the same time or subsequently occurred.
2. Secretory otitis media: after allergic rhinitis is left untreated for a long time, the inflammatory changes of the mucosa may directly affect the tympanic chamber through the Eustachian tube. After the Eustachian tube pharyngeal orifice is affected, edema and obstruction may occur, resulting in negative pressure in the tympanic chamber, causing plasma exudation in the tympanic chamber; allergens enter the tympanic chamber through the Eustachian tube, triggering allergic reactions in the tympanic chamber, which is followed by tinnitus, ear tightness, hearing loss and other symptoms.
3. Allergic sinusitis: As the sinus mucosa is continuous with the nasal mucosa and has the same structure, nasal allergic reactions can easily spread to the sinuses. Sinus mouth and sinus mucosa obvious edema, resulting in poor sinus drainage, sinus gradually negative pressure, the patient has head discomfort or headache, such as secondary infection, there can be a large amount of pus.
When suffering from allergic rhinitis for a long time without treatment can also lead to other adverse reactions of the body, need to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination, to clarify the extent of the disease, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment.