The four major misunderstandings about allergic rhinitis are the root causes of recurrent rhinitis!

As we all know, allergic rhinitis is most likely to recur, especially in spring and autumn. So why does rhinitis recur? In fact, it is because when you first suffer from allergic rhinitis, your condition worsens due to improper cognition or understanding.

Qingbitang: Four common misunderstandings about allergic rhinitis!

Allergic rhinitis is not a big deal

Every spring, many people begin to enter the "sneezing season" because every time they go outing, they will sneeze continuously, and they may sneeze more than a dozen times. Most people always take allergic rhinitis lightly, thinking that a few sneezes will be fine, but they don't know that it can cause great harm!

If allergic rhinitis is not treated in time, a series of complications such as nasal polyps, bronchial asthma, secretory otitis media, sinusitis, etc. may occur, which will endanger your health!

A stuffy and runny nose is a cold.

The main symptoms of patients with allergic rhinitis are runny nose, itchy nose, frequent sneezing, etc., so many people mistake it for a cold.

In fact, rhinitis caused by colds is mostly acute rhinitis, which is caused by viral infection. In the early stage, due to congestion and dilation of nasal mucosal blood vessels and increased glandular secretion, clear watery nasal discharge appears. After 3 to 5 days, the mucosal exudate accumulates on the mucosal surface to form purulent mucus secretions. Some patients with acute rhinitis may have repeated attacks and turn into chronic rhinitis, and the symptoms worsen after a cold and last for more than 4 weeks.

Stopping medication too early

Many patients only take medication when the disease attacks, and stop taking it as soon as the symptoms are slightly relieved, which causes allergic rhinitis to get better and worse, or even become more and more serious. Medical experts recommend that for perennial allergic rhinitis, each attack should be treated for 1 to 2 months, and some patients even need to treat for half a year; for seasonal allergic rhinitis, medication should be taken 2 to 3 weeks in advance, and after the season, the medication should not be stopped immediately, but should be continued for about two weeks.

Use nose drops if you have nasal discomfort

Some patients with chronic nasal congestion use local decongestants alone, and the application is casual, up to 5 to 10 times a day. Since this type of nasal drops usually have a strong vasodilator rebound effect and are the most common cause of drug-induced rhinitis, the course of treatment should not exceed three days, and the number of nasal drops per day should not exceed three times.

Qingbi Hall kindly reminds you: The above are the four major reasons for recurrent rhinitis. Check to see if you are affected. If you suffer from rhinitis, you must go to Qingbi Hall in time for a scientific solution!