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Mar 15, 2011

Nose: long is rhinitis?

Q: my baby is 1 year 9 months. After he caught cold often runny nose and nose for a long time at a time, the longest one lasted for more than 20 days. May I ask whether this is rhinitis? Children up in the morning sometimes sneezing, runny nose and symptoms ease after the outdoor activities, will have allergic rhinitis may do? Whether you need to use? How to prevent it?
Shanxi Liu Jin



A: child morning sneezing, runny nose and symptoms ease after to outdoor activities, it is more typical symptoms of allergic rhinitis. And genetic factors of allergic rhinitis, according to the symptoms of allergic rhinitis can be divided into two seasonal rhinitis and perennial rhinitis. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by allergies to pollen, when in the air of spring or autumn when pollen levels increase, the children there will be symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, nasal itching of the Qing. After this season all right. Perennial rhinitis are allergic to house dust mites, feather or dust. When children get up or sleep, due to the turning of bedding, clothes, scattered mites in bedding, pillows, sofa or dust, feathers, animal dander, scattered in the air. Children suck the air such as sneezing, runny nose, tears symptoms occur, some also causes asthma. Leave this environment or dust after landing will get better.
Current allergy treatment of method main is the application of anti-allergic drugs, immunosuppressive drugs, hormones and immunotherapy. While these treatments are effective, but not all live by drugs. Should be thoroughly cleaned indoor health, washing, drying bedding, bedding should be beating Sun, cleaning, better not flower grass, pet at home, not point mosquito, no pesticides. As long as no allergens, allergic children no longer.


Expert answers: Zhang Ximu: general practitioners Associate Chief Physician


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