If you have nasal allergies, you should first understand whether you have allergies or non-allergies, otherwise you will cause unnecessary panic and doubt. I have tried to list the characteristics of allergies and non-allergies, hoping that you can have a better understanding of nasal allergies:
Mastin, T. (2003). Recognizing And Treating Non-Infectious Rhinitis. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners , 15 (9), 398-409.
Note 1: Irritants are different from allergens. Allergens can trigger a series of allergic reactions. However, irritants have a wider range, and any substance that causes discomfort to the person who comes into contact with it is an irritant, but short-term contact will not cause an allergic reaction. For example, dust, cleaning agents, acidic substances, etc. are all irritants.
In the previous article (i.e. Understanding Rhinitis 1 and Understanding Rhinitis 2), we introduced that nasal allergy can be divided into allergic and non-allergic. This time, I will further divide the clinical manifestations of the two so that everyone can better understand whether they or their children belong to the same type of allergy.
There are two points worth noting:
1. Clinically, many patients with non-allergic nasal allergies have runny noses, so the clinical symptoms listed above cannot be generalized. You should consult a medical professional for details. In my observation, the number of children suffering from allergic rhinitis (such as hay fever) in Hong Kong is relatively small compared to other countries, but the statistics need to be studied. Generally, children are stimulated by some irritants to cause nasal allergy symptoms, which trigger allergies (i.e. the typical symptoms of rhinitis mentioned above: such as runny nose, sneezing, fatigue, restlessness, headache, etc., and some people will even have migraines.)
2. Many patients with nasal allergies occasionally experience worsening rhinitis symptoms and other systemic symptoms, such as fatigue, headache, etc. They often think that it is an attack of nasal allergies. However, after further understanding, they realize that they do not have nasal allergies, but an attack of a cold or flu.
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