There is a type of people around me. They always sneeze and have a runny nose no matter what season. They use more tissues every day than others use in a week. If it is a cold, it only takes a month at most. How can it be done all year round? The reason for being sick, what kind of disease is this?
Free and easy Xiaoni: "I turn on the air conditioner in the office and at home, and I sneeze when I blow it. I thought I was sick at first, but later I went to the otolaryngology department and found out that the reason was that the air conditioner induced allergic rhinitis . I changed it. A place away from the air outlet, rhinitis is much better. "
Dear photographer: "Rhinitis gets worse in autumn and winter, and I start sneezing and running nose from the time I wake up."
Helpless to digest: "I am worried about dust mites. Allergy , if the filter is not cleaned before using the air conditioner, I will sneeze, and my nose will feel uncomfortable if there is too much dust when cleaning. "
Dancing Tango : "Don't mention it, I have already developed rhinitis, and the air conditioner is too dry. But it’s impossible not to turn it on when it’s cold or hot. Even if you don’t use it, others will use it.”
From the words of netizens, there are two words that often appear, one is air conditioning and the other is allergic rhinitis. What is the relationship between the two words? Let’s take a look at the research of The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University .
Research has found that low temperature, dry, and high wind speed environments can aggravate allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis has always been a troublesome problem. With the sharp increase in outpatients, doctors and researchers are also looking for solutions. Ultimately, research Several factors were found to significantly influence outpatient visit volume.
The first is air pollution , among which sulfur dioxide , PM2.5, PM10, etc. will increase the number of outpatient visits, among which sulfur dioxide increases the most.
Sulfur dioxide is mainly related to industrial emissions, such as coal burning, industrial boilers, heating equipment, etc. Large chimneys that are constantly smoking in factories, and people use coal to boil water for cooking. These behaviors will increase the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the air. , if too much is inhaled, it will cause harm to the human body, and may also cause chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and a sticky feeling in the throat.
Everyone should be familiar with PM2.5. When the air quality is poor, the whole city seems to be shrouded in heavy fog, making people not want to go out. PM10 is closer to our lives. Watch it when cleaning or shaking sheets The dust you encounter all falls into this category. If it is mixed with animal hair, mite corpses, textile fibers, etc., it is more likely to cause allergies.
Followed by temperature, humidity, and wind speed. Studies have found that either too low or too high temperature is not pleasing to the nasal cavity, especially low temperature, which can easily induce rhinitis, while 5-26 degrees is relatively mild and has less irritation to the nasal cavity. At the same time, attention should be paid to reducing wind speed and increasing humidity.
How to relieve nasal discomfort when using air conditioning? The most critical action is to add a humidifier
Research has found that different genders and different age groups are affected differently. In general, the resistance of the mucous membranes of the elderly is reduced and they are more sensitive to pollutants in the air, while adults Women are more sensitive to dryness.
Entering an air-conditioned room, if you want to improve nasal discomfort, it is recommended that you put a humidifier around you to increase the humidity of the surrounding environment so that tiny particles cannot float and reduce the probability of being inhaled into the nasal cavity. It also keeps the nasal mucosa moist and relieves dry and itchy feeling.
Facing the air outlet will not only cause nasal discomfort, but also increase the risk of colds and joint pain. You can change the sweeping mode or move farther away from the air outlet to make your nasal cavity more comfortable.
Why does allergies occur?
As we all know, the human body has a "big god" called the immune system. Its job is to resist invaders and eliminate them. The immunity of ordinary people has the ability to "recognize", while some people have special immune systems that treat foreign objects. No matter it is good or bad, it will not leave you a chance to quibble, it will be eliminated with one move, so this kind of people are prone to allergies.
Allergy will not only appear in the nasal cavity, but may also appear on skin, intestines, and conjunctiva.. Do you think allergies are as simple as sneezing? In fact, these symptoms may all be allergies:
After wearing new unwashed clothes, using bedding provided by the hotel, or going to the swimming pool to take a bath, red flat bumps appear on my body. It may be an allergy, and I always feel Itchy eyes and uncontrollable tears may also be due to allergies. Having difficulty breathing, nausea, and diarrhea after eating certain foods may also be symptoms of allergies.
In general, it can be summarized as food allergy, contact allergy, inhalation allergy
The scope is too large. Food allergies alone may be many, such as seafood, tropical fruits, and whole grains. wait. There are also things that come into contact with, such as touching the sap when picking flowers, wearing iron earrings, wearing leather gloves, etc.
Because there are too many allergens, many people don’t know what they are allergic to. If they are not careful, they will be infected, vomiting, diarrhea, and itching all over the body, which is very annoying. Skin allergies may disappear in a few days, but allergic rhinitis is not so easy to cure. It often takes a whole season to pass or the air quality to improve before the symptoms can get better.
So it’s not surprising to see patients who sneeze and wipe their noses all year round, because each season has different allergens, leaving the pollen in spring, followed by air conditioning in summer, autumn and winter Cold air comes one after another.
There is currently no good treatment for allergic rhinitis. Medication can only relieve symptoms and reduce the number of attacks, but it cannot cure it. For example, people who are allergic to pollen should use nasal spray in advance before the pollen season and wear it properly. Wear a mask, and at the same time avoid anxiety, relax and avoid overexertion.
Reference:
[1] Top journal published an article: Patients with allergic rhinitis only turn on the air conditioner to 25℃~26℃·Life Times.2022-08-15
[2] After a bite of peach, an 8-year-old boy broke out in rash all over his body, vomited and fell into coma! Latest Research: For those with allergic rhinitis, it is best to turn on the air conditioner at 25~26℃!·Healthy Cantonese.2022-08-12
[3] Allergic rhinitis cannot be cured? You might as well try these four prescriptions from medical professors·CCTV Finance.2016-09-17
[4]Follow | What is the experience of "explosion" of sulfur dioxide? Citizen: It feels like “a lot of people are smoking” · cctv.2017-01-15
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