All mothers are worried about their babies, because the crumbs are so defenseless and vulnerable to dozens of diseases. And when the baby begins to sneeze and scratch his nose more often than usual, the mother begins to worry. And for good reason, because, perhaps, these are symptoms of allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis in children is quite common. Up to 20% of schoolchildren in Russia suffer from this disease.
It is worth understanding what allergic rhinitis is in order to send the child to the right doctor and know what to do. Although the disease is associated with a nose disease, it is caused by allergenic factors, like any other allergy, so it is worth taking your child to an allergist. It will help to find out what kind of allergic rhinitis the child has, because they are seasonal and year-round. It is also very important not to start the disease, attributing the symptoms to a common cold. A timely visit to a specialist will prevent complications in all ENT organs.
Types of allergic rhinitis
If for several years in a row at the same time your child is tormented by stuffy nose, runny nose, frequent sneezing, andsometimes even conjunctivitis, then most likely your offspring has a seasonal variety of this disease. Allergic rhinitis in a child in this case is caused by seasonal allergens like pollen. If the symptoms do not go away throughout the year, then the baby is faced with year-round rhinitis. In this case, the causative agents of the disease were insects, rodents, house dust, less often food. Allergic rhinitis in a child in a year-round form can worsen under the influence of weather conditions and weakened immunity during viral and infectious diseases.
Treatment
Of course, in order to make an accurate diagnosis, a specialist must examine the child, conduct the necessary tests and allergic studies. Usually, the doctor begins therapy by eliminating allergens and isolating the child from them. So, you will have to take care of the destruction of cockroaches and rodents in the house, reducing the amount of dust and tobacco smoke with which the child is in contact passively. These measures are called elimination measures.
Since the nasal mucosa suffers from this disease, the drugs used in the treatment are aimed at normalizing its condition, as well as preventing its thickening. To treat allergic rhinitis in a child, antihistamines are usually prescribed. Please note that today there are second and third generations of these drugs, and it is worth giving preference to them, because they are more effective and less harmful in terms of side effects.
Kids are prescribed Zirtek, Claritin, and older children are prescribed Telfast, Kestin and others. Not only for treatment, but also for the prevention of seasonal exacerbations, sodium cromoglycate is often prescribed. If this treatment does not help, nasal corticosteroids are the next step. Decongenants are used to relieve symptoms, but here you need to be especially careful, because if you overdo it with this drug, the child can get medical rhinitis. If the allergens are accurately identified, then the doctor may prescribe specific immunotherapy aimed at reducing sensitivity to allergic stimuli.
