What are the misconceptions about allergic rhinitis in children? Only 1 in 1 parents know!

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-21

Recently, the weather has a large temperature difference between morning and evening, and the hot and cold temperatures have caused the baby's body to begin to appear in various "conditions" again. Parents often have such a misunderstanding - once the baby has nasal congestion, sneezing, and runny nose, they think that the baby is not suitable for the change of seasons and suffers from a cold.

But in fact, when the baby does not have the symptoms of fever, but just has an uncomfortable nose, parents should be alert that the baby may not have a cold, but allergic rhinitis, and it is best to go to our hospital for consultation.

The following is the knowledge about allergic rhinitis in children, parents should pay attention!

Sneezing knowledge: Sneezing occurs in paroxysmal attacks several times a day, more than 3 times each time, often when the baby just wakes up in the morning or immediately after exposure to allergens.

Nasal discharge knowledge: If you carefully observe the baby's snot, you will find that the amount of nasal mucus is very large, and sometimes it will drip from the baby's nostrils unconsciously.

Nasal congestion knowledge: intermittent or continuous nasal congestion, sometimes unilateral congestion, sometimes bilateral congestion, varying degrees of severity. When severe, the child breathes through the mouth.

Itchy nose knowledge: When the baby is finally bothered, the nose will not only unconsciously leave snot and congestion, but also be very itchy, and some babies will even itch to do some strange actions such as crooked mouth and shrugging nose.

Catch the culprit that triggers seasonal allergic rhinitis.

The main culprit of seasonal allergic rhinitis is pollen. Therefore, allergic rhinitis in babies has significant seasonal characteristics. When it is the pollen season, the amount of pollen drifting is huge, causing babies to be susceptible to this disease. If your baby often sneezes, runny nose and nasal congestion in spring and autumn, then consider keeping them away from these allergens. Staying away from allergens is the solution to allergic rhinitis!

Parents must read the following.

If your child has allergic rhinitis, the following must be done:

There should be a certain amount of humidity and temperature in the room (not too low), and the air should be circulated.

Avoid exposure of children to allergens.

Children with allergic rhinitis tend to be more irritable and have a very blocked nose, so they always have their mouths open and their mouths are dry, so they should drink plenty of water.

For allergic rhinitis in children, parents should pay special attention to their children's diet, try to avoid giving their children foods that contain a lot of allogeneic protein and may cause allergies, such as marine fish, shrimp, eggs and other foods, eat too greasy, and drink less sugary drinks.

In order to prevent allergic rhinitis in children, parents should let their children exercise more, strengthen their physical fitness, enhance their resistance, avoid long-term stimulation of dust and harmful gases, and actively prevent and treat acute respiratory infectious diseases.

Parents can also instruct their children to wash their faces with cold water from the summer, so that they are often stimulated by the day and increase local blood circulation to keep the nasal airway unobstructed;

You can also instruct your child to do nasal exercises, the method is: use the side edge of the thumb of the two objects, on both sides of the back of the nose to alternately rub up and down**, each time rubbing until there is a warm feeling in the local **.

Jinan Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital Tips: Every small problem of the child, if not treated in a timely and correct manner, may become a big problem. Therefore, parents must not be careless, in the spring when dust, cold air and other common allergens are active, we must do more comprehensive protection, so that children can stay away from allergens and allergic rhinitis!

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