Ms. LPM (38 years old, Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City) has chronic allergic rhinitis. This time, the recurrence of the disease coincided with the time when Ms. M had a stomach ache and was taking medication as prescribed by the doctor. Every time the symptoms of allergic rhinitis "flared" up, she took medicine to reduce the symptoms, but this time it did not reduce, so she went to Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for examination.
It is known that Ms. M had many nights when she was sleeping and woke up because of tears, runny nose, continuous sneezing, and stuffy nose. Her nose was stuffy and she couldn't breathe. She had to breathe through her mouth, causing a sore throat. This condition lasted for nearly 2 weeks, making Ms. M tired, distracted, and depleted of energy
MSc. Nguyen Nhu Duy - Ear, Nose and Throat Center, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that allergic rhinitis is a congenital, genetic disease . Treatment of allergic rhinitis aims to reduce symptoms, limit recurrence, prevent complications and improve the patient's quality of life, not cure the disease completely.
The disease also depends on many external factors such as environmental pollution, weather changes, and working environment. For people who are easily irritated, they should proactively strengthen their immunity and protect their body from allergens.
Allergic rhinitis is caused by the body's reaction when encountering substances that can cause allergies (allergens) such as dust, pollen, chemicals, cotton, fabric, fibers, pet hair, parasites, smoke; certain foods (shrimp, crab, snails...) or the weather (cold, sudden heat, humidity).
The patient feels a burning sensation in the nose, continuous sneezing, itchy nose, stinging eyes, red eyes, watery eyes, a lot of clear water-like nasal discharge, and a burning feeling in the nasopharynx. During the day it appears a lot, especially in the early morning when you wake up, but in the evening it calms down and lasts for days to weeks.
When the disease becomes chronic , the patient often has a stuffy nose, tinnitus, headaches, olfactory disorders, snoring, breathing through the mouth causing sore throat, bronchitis, bronchial allergies and possibly asthma. asthma.
The disease is not dangerous, does not threaten the patient's life, but causes significant discomfort, affecting work, study, and daily life performance. Many cases of anxiety disorders and depression are due to the discomfort of the disease.
