How to recuperate allergic rhinitis
1, avoid contact with allergens.
The number of indoor dust mites is preferably < 20/m2; Keep the relative humidity of living space below 60%, but too low (such as below 30% ~ 40%) will cause discomfort; Sweep the carpet; Cleaning bedding and curtains, mite allergens are soluble in water, and washing textiles can remove most allergens; Use air purifiers and vacuum cleaners with filters.
2. Pay attention to a reasonable diet
According to the allergens of allergic rhinitis patients, caffeinated drinks, chocolate, orange juice, corn, dairy products, eggs, oats, oysters, peanuts, salmon, strawberries, melons, tomatoes and wheat should be carefully eaten. In addition, patients with allergic rhinitis usually pay attention to eating more foods that benefit lung qi.
Washing your face with cold water can relieve nasal congestion.
The main causes of rhinitis are nasal mucosa sensitivity and decreased nasal immunity. Strengthening the immune ability of nasal mucosa is the basis of treating rhinitis. Washing your face with cold water can shrink the blood vessels in your nose and help relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion. The practice is to hit a basin of cold water, take a deep breath, bow your head at the same time, and immerse your nose in cold water for about two seconds, 3~5 times in a row, which can be repeated several times in the morning.
4. Cleaning the nasal cavity is very useful.
Cleaning the nasal cavity is to pour water directly into the nasal cavity by hand, which can be done 5~8 times in a row. Then hold the bridge of the nose with your thumb and forefinger and rub it up and down 20~30 times in turn. Washing nose with cold water can enhance the cold resistance of nasal cavity, moisten nasal mucosa and clean nasal cavity. Rubbing the bridge of the nose can improve the blood circulation of nasal mucosa and enhance the resistance of nasal cavity to weather changes.
5. It's comfortable to do nose exercises.
Massage the nose up and down frequently and press Xiang Ying point can help to relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis. These methods can promote blood circulation, help nasal blood vessels to contract, reduce local congestion to a certain extent, and help relieve rhinitis symptoms.
6. Take part in outdoor sports.
Patients with allergic rhinitis should take more physical exercises, such as swimming, jogging, walking and Tai Ji Chuan. To increase their immunity.
7. Drug therapy
It is suggested that for perennial allergic rhinitis, treatment should be continued for at least l months (mainly local nasal spray) every attack, and some patients even need treatment for half a year, and then gradually reduce the amount until they stop taking medicine; For seasonal allergic rhinitis, the drug should be taken two weeks before the onset of the disease every year, and should not be stopped immediately after the season change, and should continue to be used for about two weeks.
8. Immunotherapy
It is recommended by the World Health Organization and may change the course of the disease. Immunotherapy induces clinical and immune tolerance, which has long-term effects and can prevent the development of allergic diseases. Subcutaneous injection and sublingual administration are usually used for allergen-specific immunotherapy. The course of treatment is divided into dose accumulation stage and dose maintenance stage, and the total course of treatment is not less than 2 years. Standardized allergen vaccines should be used.
Understand allergens
1, inhaled allergens: dust, dust mites, fungi, feathers, animal fur and pollen are generally common in spring and summer. Dust mites and fungi are generally easy to breed in rooms with poor ventilation and lighting conditions, and feathers and animal hair can be scattered in the air with the wind.
2, food allergens: fish and shrimp are the most common, in addition to milk, eggs, peanuts, soybeans, flour and so on. May cause allergies.
3. Allergens of articles: such as cosmetics, gasoline and alcohol.
4. Drug allergens: such as cephalosporins and sulfonamides.
Friends with allergic rhinitis must avoid contact with allergens in their daily lives and exercise more to enhance their resistance.