Allergic rhinitis: know the symptoms

Sneezing, runny nose or conjunctivitis can think of a cold classic, but in fact a result of allergic rhinitis. It occurs in spring and it lasts all year, yet this disease has symptoms very special. The question is, identify ...
 
Allergic rhinitis, inflammation of the airways, occurs when a person is sensitized in the presence of an allergen. It now affects over 25% of adolescents and adults under age 50. There are two types: the so-called persistent rhinitis, present throughout the year, is caused by allergens found permanently in the environment (mites, animal dander, mold), and rhinitis seasonal allergic relating primarily to pollen of trees, grasses and herbs, which occurs each year in the same season.

Two types of rhinitis, symptoms identical
In spring, an allergy to pollen enters a field, the reaction can be immediate and usually quite violent, characteristic of seasonal allergic rhinitis. It can start by sneezing, often in bursts, 10, 15 times in a row. His nose begins to run "like a fountain, with clear secretions. Then, the nose mouth (both nostrils at the same time), and starts scratching furiously. At the same time, the eyes begin to cry, breathing becomes difficult and wheezing and coughing appears. In half of allergy to pollen, these symptoms are associated with conjunctivitis.

In severe cases, this scene may end with an asthma attack and in rare cases, in direct contact with the skin (often in the middle a little wet), very allergic people may also develop urticaria associated with rhinitis.

For persistent allergic rhinitis, the symptoms are identical, but often present at low noise is slightly stuffy nose all year long, flowing a little, and that requires the permanent presence of a handkerchief in the pocket ... These However, signs can be of variable intensity, depending on the allergen, the amount present in the air, and the degree of awareness of the person. Rhinitis triggered by an allergy to animal hair is often such as explosive as seasonal allergic rhinitis. As for mites, the crisis of allergic rhinitis may also end with an asthma attack. It will occur more readily in the morning, because allergen particles being larger than the pollen, they take longer to arrive in the bronchi, and the crisis has shifted.

Different schedules
Seasonal allergic rhinitis, mainly due to pollen, does not usually before the age of 3-4 years, and really starts between 6 and 12-15 years. For persistent rhinitis, there is not really certain age: it may begin in adulthood, and even in retirement! Sometimes just a change of home environment.

In general, the pollen allergic rhinitis occurs every year at roughly the same period in the early spring. But for some pollen as the pollen of cypress, there may be variations from one year to another, especially depending on the weather.

Not to be confused with other diseases
In allergic rhinitis, the nose is blocked, it flows rather forward and scratching furiously. Conversely, a nose completely plugged with secretions which go towards the throat, should rather be thinking about sinusitis.