What you need to know about Allergic Rhinitis


People are known to be suffering from an allergy when they react to something that most other persons don't respond to. So they appear to have a hyperreactivity to some external agents. Allergies can affect adults as well as children, and it is evident that the incidence of allergic diseases is on the rise. While some years ago Bronchial asthma in children was quite rare and unusual, it is a much more common today. The reason for this might be because immunisation against infectious diseases and living in more sanitary conditions have decreased the incidence of infectious diseases to a high level. This seems to have led to the rise of lots of new allergies. Patients of Allergic Rhinitis will complain of:


●     Sneezing
●     Nasal congestion
●     Nasal itching
●     Clear watery nasal discharge
●     Post nasal drip
●     Itching and watering of eyes

This usually follows exposure to the allergen that could be dust, mite, pollen, dog fleas, flowering plants, etc.

Allergic Rhinitis and Bronchial Asthma
It is now much clearer that allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma are interlinked to each other and are the same disease affecting different organs - that is why the thought of 'One Airway One Disease'.

Allergic Rhinitis must necessarily be distinguished from Infectious diseases such as Sinusitis, and this can soon be done because patients suffering from Sinusitis have a fever, headache, cheek pain, profuse purulent rhinorrhoea, post nasal drip etc.

Tests
Usually, minimal testing is needed for Allergic Rhinitis, and these could include simple blood tests to observe your allergy levels. There is also a new simple blood test available that tests the patient's blood against a broad panel of allergens to see what it is he/she is allergic to.

Treatment
The most important part of the therapy for Allergic rhinItis is ' Allergen Avoidance' - to avoid the allergen or the condition which leads to the symptoms. Allergic Rhinitis can also be managed by oral antihistamines and intranIntranasalids as needed. Please let your ENT Specialist conclude the best course of action or you. You can also go for Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Tablets to ease you symptoms.

Surgery - Surgery is rarely a choice especially for signs of nasal blockage caused by a turbinate enlargement.


Allergic Rhinitis is pure to diagnose as well as treatment. If left untreated, apart from days lost to the suffering, the allergy may 'march' to the lungs to cause Bronchial asthma or else lead to the complications such as Sinusitis or Nasal Polyps.

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