There is such a group of people, every day in the pain of tea, food, sleep, endless cycle.
Often the first second is fine, the second is crazy sneezing, runny nose.
Nose blockage for a long time, what can’t smell, even sleep can only open mouth to breathe, the quality of life is seriously reduced, physical and mental health is also deeply affected.
When friends gather, no matter how cheerful the atmosphere is, the pleasant feeling will be broken by these symptoms for a second, and the strong depressed feeling will linger. All this is because-
They have allergic rhinitis
Can you only endure allergic rhinitis?
This time, let’s talk about this topic.
Allergic rhinitis, more serious than you think
Allergic rhinitis is not simply sneezing, runny nose and itchy nose. In addition, there will also be itchy eyes, nasal congestion, nasal sounds in speech, snoring during sleep, itchy throat and other symptoms, which greatly affect the quality of life.
As you can imagine, the occasional nasal congestion caused by common cold is often unbearable.
These symptoms repeat over time, over time, will affect the patient’s mental state.
A random search on the Internet, because allergic rhinitis is uncomfortable, and people who feel that life is not as good as death, grab a handful.
Because the eyes, ears, nose and throat are adjacent to each other and are related to each other, they often move [the whole body] once and cause some complications or complications.
Allergic rhinitis is a risk factor for asthma. 15% ~ 38% of patients with allergic rhinitis have asthma [1]. In addition, it may also cause chronic sinusitis, allergic conjunctivitis, otitis media, etc.
More than 100 million Chinese are suffering
However, there are far more allergic rhinitis patients in these pains than we thought.
Allergic rhinitis affects 10% ~ 40% of the world’s population, that is to say, in an average of about 10 people, 1 ~ 4 friends may have allergic rhinitis [2].
Moreover, this trend is also increasing year by year. In China, the total prevalence rate rose from 11.1% in 2005 to 17.6% in 2011, and more than 100 million Chinese are suffering [3] [4].
Don’t treat allergic rhinitis as a cold any more.
Many people often sneeze, nasal congestion, runny nose, always can’t get well. In fact, allergic rhinitis is treated as a cold by mistake.
Therefore, when we encounter situations that cannot be cured, we must distinguish whether we have allergic rhinitis or a cold.
Colds often occur when our resistance is relatively low. The defense soldiers in our bodies begin to neglect defense. Illegal elements such as viruses will take advantage of this.
The white blood cells in the body will launch attacks when they see it, and these criminals will struggle forward. As the war situation becomes more intense, the symptoms will become serious, and even there will be general discomfort such as fever and weakness. However, these viruses will disappear when they are eliminated, and usually we will get better in 5-7 days [5].
Allergic rhinitis is usually caused by problems in our immune system. When the normal immune system sees common allergic substances such as pollen and dust mites, it is just like we see rain and choose to ignore it.
However, if some immune systems have problems, they will regard these [raindrops] as [meteorite falls] and will attack the dust crazily. When attacking, we will accidentally hurt our blood vessels, nerves or glands, and we will immediately suffer from a series of symptoms such as sneezing, nasal congestion and runny nose.
Because most of these immune cells are concentrated near nasal mucosa, tracheal mucosa, eyes and skin system. Therefore, symptoms are concentrated in these places and other parts of the body will not be affected [6].
As long as we are still in contact with these allergic substances and do not find any foreign aid, the symptoms will not disperse all the time by relying solely on physical fighting. On the contrary, once we avoid allergens, the symptoms will slowly improve or even disappear completely.
Relieve rhinitis and correctly deal with these three points.
At present, the only way to completely cure allergic rhinitis is desensitization treatment. Unfortunately, in the face of so many allergens, it is only effective for dust mite allergy.
However, doctors have come up with some treatment methods that can help you relieve symptoms and pain.
1. Always stay away from things that make you allergic.
Common allergens include dust mites, mold, flower powder and animal dandruff. Try not to have pets and wear masks when going out, which will make hello a lot.
In addition, if you smoke, you should quit smoking as much as possible, and at the same time you should avoid second-hand smoke, which is more likely to cause allergic rhinitis to people around you.
Step 2 Insist on washing your nose with saline
If the symptoms are relatively mild, normal saline or sea saline is preferred to flush the nasal cavity.
Buy nasal cavity cleaner and matching cleaning salt on the market, 1-2 times a day, and stick to it for a period of time to effectively relieve symptoms [7].
3. Follow the doctor’s advice and take drugs in time.
When rhinitis symptoms cannot be controlled, it is necessary to find [foreign aid] to help body cells, such as choosing nasal glucocorticoid, which is also the main clinical treatment method.
Its function is similar to that of holding the defective immune cells tightly and shouting “don’t fight, don’t fight, it’s all one of our own.” The immune cells will stop attacking and the symptoms will be relieved.
Will hormones be harmful?
In fact, there is no need to worry, intranasal glucocorticoid is a local drug, the dosage is very small, will not affect other parts of the body, side effects are also very small, even children over 3 years old, with allergic rhinitis, can also use under the guidance of doctors [8].