How to distinguish allergic rhinitis from a cold?

Allergic rhinitis is a common and frequent disease, and its typical symptoms are sudden onset of nasal itching, sneezing, and watery nasal discharge. In daily life, people often think that they have a cold because of continuous sneezing and runny nose, but in fact, there is an essential difference between a cold and allergic rhinitis. First, the runny nose of the common cold usually gradually turns from watery nasal discharge to thick nasal discharge, while allergic rhinitis is different, it is always watery nasal discharge, and it is usually accompanied by symptoms such as watery eyes and itchy eyes; The second is that the general cold will be ** in about a week, and allergic rhinitis has obvious seasonal characteristics, often reversed, so we should be vigilant and standardize medical treatment.

Cold is a common name for upper respiratory tract infection, is a general term for acute inflammation of the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx, mainly nasal symptoms, such as sneezing, nasal congestion, watery nasal discharge, the disease is relatively mild, the course of the disease is short, it is a self-limiting disease, most patients have a good prognosis, there are no complications, and it can be cured in five to seven days, rhinitis refers to the inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the viral infection of the disease is the first cause, or the secondary bacterial infection on this basis is caused, manifested as nasal congestion, sneezing, decreased sense of smell, headache, dizziness.

Allergic rhinitis is a multifactorial disease caused by the interaction between genes and the environment. Risk factors for allergic rhinitis may be present at all ages.

The typical symptoms of allergic rhinitis are paroxysmal sneezing, watery nasal discharge, nasal congestion, and nasal itching, some accompanied by anosmia.

How to tell the difference between allergic rhinitis and a coldDifference 1: The symptoms are different. Children with colds often have fever, headache and other uncomfortable symptoms, which can turn into a thick nasal discharge after a few days, while allergic rhinitis does not have these manifestations.

Difference 2: Children with colds will not have symptoms such as itchy nose and itchy eyes, while allergic rhinitis is mostly accompanied by itching sensation in the nose and eyes because allergens can act on the nose and eyes at the same time.

Difference 3: The course of a cold is mostly about seven days, while the course of allergic rhinitis is several weeks or even months.

What to do if your child has allergic rhinitisGenerally, the first method that parents think of when their children have allergic rhinitis is to use allergy medicine or nasal lavage, but these methods can only temporarily relieve the child's symptoms, and allergic rhinitis is easy to reverse. The most fundamental reason is physical weakness, especially the weakness of the lungs and spleen, and we should focus on improving the child's physical fitness.

1. Avoid hurting the spleen and lungs in diet. Bad eating habits such as overfeeding, overeating, and being too greasy hurt the spleen and lungs the most. Parents should avoid their children from eating too much raw, cold, and greasy food.

In daily feeding, parents should also do not discourage food, and do not force the child to eat more when he has shown that he has eaten. If the amount of food consumed exceeds the amount that the spleen and stomach can bear, it will cause food accumulation, and then allergic diseases will follow. In addition, foods with the same origin as medicine and food, such as black plum, kudzu and gourd, have the effects of strengthening the spleen, tonifying the lungs, and anti-allergies, and we can add them to children's food appropriately.

2. Where to maintain yang energy in life. Yang Qi is important for children to resist disease**. On weekdays, parents should increase or decrease their clothes in a timely manner according to the changes in the weather, and when they go to bed at night, they should help their children cover their navel, back and other places where yang energy gathers.

3. Exercise to enhance physical fitness. Exercise can speed up the metabolism in your child's body and rejuvenate the body. We can choose outdoor outings, walks, etc., which can not only breathe fresh air, but also achieve the effect of exercise.

Massage method for children with allergic rhinitisYou can choose two massage methods: kneading Yingxiang acupoint and Tuikan Palace.

1. Rub the Yingxiang acupoint The Yingxiang acupoint is at the midpoint of both sides of the child's nose, when the nasolabial fold. Use our thumb or forefinger to gently rub your child for 5 minutes. This technique can unclog your child's nasal passages and relieve nasal congestion.

2. Tui Kan Palace The position of Kan Palace is above the eyebrows, and Qin Nian is in a straight line from the eyebrows to the tail of the eyebrows. It is operated by using the outer edge of our thumb to push from the tip of the brow to the tail of the brow for a total of 200 pushes.

Allergic rhinitis is only the nose that is more serious, and the cold is accompanied by other symptoms other than nasal discharge, which can be distinguished at one time.

1) Clinical manifestations of allergic rhinitis:

1.Sneeze. Paroxysmal episodes of more than 3 seizures per day, usually in the morning or at night or immediately after exposure to allergens.

2.Runny nose. A large amount of watery nasal discharge, sometimes dripping from the nostrils unconsciously.

3.Stuffy nose. Intermittent or continuous, unilateral or bilateral, varying in severity.

4.Itchy nose. Most patients have itchy nasal itching, and hay fever patients may have itchy eyes, ears, and throat.

2) Clinical manifestations of colds:

Common cold: mainly manifested by nasal symptoms, such as sneezing, nasal congestion, watery nasal discharge, but can also manifest as cough, dry throat, itchy or burning sensation, and even postnasal dripping sensation.

The difference between rhinitis and cold:

1. Both colds and rhinitis have the symptoms of sneezing, but the number of sneezes caused by colds is not very much, and the sneezes caused by rhinitis will be dozens or even dozens in a row, which is to distinguish whether it is a cold or rhinitis by sneezing. Clause.

2. Runny nose. A runny nose is usually in the early stages of a cold, and it doesn't flow a lot. Rhinitis is generally accompanied by repeated sneezing, and at the same time, there will be a large amount of clear nose, which involuntarily flows down like water. Clause.

3. Itchy nose. First of all, the symptoms caused by a cold, the nose is not very itchy, and there are more nasal congestion. Rhinitis, especially allergic rhinitis, will have nasal itching, like ants crawling, patients with severe nasal itching will also be accompanied by itching in the eyes, ears, throat and other places, which may cause loss of sense of smell for a long time.

Clause. Fourth, other aspects. For example, in addition to the symptoms of the nose, there are many systemic symptoms, such as general weakness and muscle aches, and rhinitis is mainly a symptom of the nose.

If you have a cold, you may have a sore throat and a runny nose, but allergic rhinitis is a condition of the nose, for example, the nose will itch a lot, and you can't sneeze when you want to.

The difference between allergic rhinitis and cold is still relatively large, the main manifestation of cold is nasal congestion, cough and fever and other symptoms can generally heal after a few days, forehead, allergic rhinitis is very difficult, the main symptom is itchy nose, repeated sneezing, it takes a long time**.

The symptoms of allergic rhinitis are similar to rhinitis and similar to the situation of a cold, that is, sneezing, sometimes a dozen in a row;

Runny nose, but nasal discharge is more typical of watery nasal discharge, similar to the initial stage of a cold; Symptoms of itching, such as itchy eyes, are associated with symptoms. Can I pay attention to whether I have any allergies? Take a look at yourself and see if this symptom is caused by allergies!

Allergic rhinitis, taking cold medicine, the effect is not good, and the allergen needs to be eliminated.

The symptoms of a cold are generally about seven days, and symptoms of runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing will also occur, and taking cold medicine will relieve the symptoms.

The easiest way to judge whether allergic rhinitis or a cold is that rhinitis is often confined to the nose when it appears, and the symptoms will appear nasal congestion, runny nose, and some people will have olfactory disorders, but in addition to nasal discomfort, colds will also appear fever, fatigue and lack of appetite, which is obviously different.

The symptoms of a cold are: fever (fever appears first, but some people have a very low fever and is not easy to notice), runny nose (thick nasal discharge after a few days), throat discomfort or cough (cough up phlegm at first, yellow phlegm appears after a few days), nasal congestion, headache, and fatigue.

The symptoms of allergic rhinitis are: continuous sneezing, profuse discharge, nasal congestion and nasal itching. Rhinoscopy can show obvious symptoms such as intranasal edema and congestion.

Only cold viruses can cause colds, and any other cause, including blowing air conditioners, will not cause colds.

In your case, I guess it is the bacteria in the air conditioner or the bacteria in the room or other microorganisms that have been blown into the nasal passages, causing infection or allergies.