Risk factors for allergic rhinitis in children

Incidence

Allergic rhinitis in children is a common disease in Thailand and other countries around the world. The incidence of this disease is found in approximately 20-40 percent in Thai children, especially in Bangkok, where 40 percent of children have allergic rhinitis and approximately 13 percent have conjunctivitis. The incidence of this disease tends to increase steadily, คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย Especially in large cities where air pollution is increasing. It is believed that the increasing amount of allergens causes the population to be exposed to allergens and irritants in the air, resulting in more patients than before.

Importance

Although allergic rhinitis in children is usually not severe, it affects children’s social life and learning, making their physical, mental, and social quality of life worse than that of normal children. Moreover, the cost of treatment for this disease is quite high. Furthermore, if it is not treated properly, complications may occur, such as otitis media, asthma, sinusitis, nasal polyps, snoring, and sleep apnea.

Risk factors for allergic rhinitis in children

• Genetics and family history: If parents or siblings have a history of allergies, the patient has a higher chance of developing allergic rhinitis.
• Inhaled allergens
• Pollution from cigarette smoke can increase the risk of rhinitis and allergies in children.

Clinical features

symptom

When children are exposed to childhood allergens such as house dust mites, they will have an itchy nose and may sneeze repeatedly with a runny nose and nasal congestion. These symptoms usually last for minutes or hours, then go away on their own. They may also have itchy eyes, throat, ears or the roof of their mouth. Other symptoms may include headaches, changes in voice, postnasal drip and chronic coughing.

Symptoms

Children who have symptoms at a young age. Have had them for a long time, must always breathe through their mouths. This may cause abnormal growth of the facial bones and teeth, i.e. the lower face will be longer than normal because the mouth must be open to breathe all the time. The palate will be narrow and arched high in children with itchy noses. Children will often raise their hands to rub or poke the tip of their noses frequently. Doing this for a long time may cause wrinkles on the bridge of the nose. Those who have a stuffy nose for a long time may have blood congestion under the lower eyelids.

If you have frequent colds, when should you suspect that you have allergies in your child?

Children’s cold symptoms usually include fever, cough, and sore throat. Symptoms usually do not last longer than 1-2 weeks. If the cold is frequent and chronic for several weeks or months, sneezing frequently. Especially in the morning, itchy nose or eyes that come and go, nasal congestion, difficulty breathing, and daily runny nose, you should suspect allergic rhinitis. Especially if there is a family history of allergies.