Today’s weather is really fine, autumn is brisk and relaxed and happy!
Yeah… Acho!
Did you catch a cold?
Acho! Nothing… Sneeze! It’s… Acho! Rhinitis, again.
At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, it was supposed to be a good time to go out and play, but some friends sneezed one by one from the beginning of getting up every morning. In the words of one friend, it was simply [hitting the soul out of body], with a lot of snot and tears, red eyes and flustered.
Usually, after 20 or 30 sneezes in a row, they return to normal. However, if you go out in smoggy days or have a cold wind blowing head-on, you may induce another sneezing climax.
Is this rhinitis?
Yes.
In addition to our common pollen, cat and dog hair and dust mites inducing allergic rhinitis, temperature changes can often cause rhinitis attacks. Doctors sometimes vividly say that these patients are [allergic to cold wind].
The mucous membrane in the nose of these friends is relatively fragile. A little fluctuation in temperature and humidity, ordinary people do not think what, may stimulate their mucous membrane, causing a series of symptoms such as nose blockage, runny nose, itchy nose and eyes, sneezing, etc.
Different from the fever, headache, cough and other symptoms of common cold, the general rhinitis problem is concentrated in the nose, occasionally the disease may be more serious, affecting the ears.
What should I do?
Usually the symptoms of these friends occur year after year, and they will attack at this season of the year. In late autumn and winter, the symptoms will gradually disappear. In addition to temperature fluctuations, it is also related to dust blowing in the air.
If you are lucky, the place where you stay is not very cold, and rhinitis has not occurred this year, it is suggested that you can do some prevention work first.
1. The simplest and easiest way to do it is to flush the nasal cavity every day.
You can buy a simple nose washing pot or an electric nose flushing device online and flush your nose at home every day. It is recommended to flush your nose once in the morning and once in the evening for a period of time.
It is recommended to use medical normal saline for nose flushing. If it is prepared by oneself, it is about half a bottle of cap salt (4.5 g) and flush evenly with a bottle of 500 mL warm water twice.
2. Predict possible exposure to allergens-oral antiallergic drugs
For example, if you want to go to the north on a business trip or if the weather forecast is to cool down, it is suggested that you can take antiallergic drugs in advance, such as loratadine and cetirizine.
3. Symptoms are very serious-apply some spray to your nose.
If rhinitis is very serious, it is recommended to start using nasal spray a few weeks before allergy. This kind of medicine is very safe because it only works near the nose, but the effect is very good. You can find a doctor to prescribe some.
If your rhinitis has already occurred when you read this article, then I suggest you change the order of the above three suggestions, give priority to nasal spray, and then assist oral medication. Of course, nasal flushing is best maintained every day.
Rhinitis is very annoying, can you break the root?
Can’t say absolutely not, but it is a little difficult.
Because there are too many factors that affect nasal mucosa, the above-mentioned temperature, humidity, pollen and dust in the air, and human immunity will all affect it. Therefore, it is really difficult to do everything and completely cut off the possibility of rhinitis attack.
However, the good news is that the three methods mentioned above, together with keeping the environmental temperature and humidity stable and the air clean as far as possible, such as using humidifiers, air purifiers, etc. and wearing masks when going out, can help most friends to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life to a great extent.
A small number of patients with nasal polyps and sinusitis can also improve their symptoms through surgery and other treatments.
In particular, I would like to remind you that if you insist on flushing and use nasal spray, but the symptoms are still very serious, and even if you have asthma and other conditions during the attack, it is still recommended to look for an otolaryngologist.
Rhinitis itself is not fatal, but the onset of rhinitis is really a matter of life and death, so it is better to do a good job in prevention.