Cough illustration. One of the differences between allergies and the common cold and cough is that the symptoms only appear at a certain time. (Shutterstock)
One of the differences between allergies and the common cold and cough is that the symptoms only appear at a certain time
SuaraSurakarta.id – Pediatrician graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Indonesia, Dr. Mesty Ariotedjo, mentioned the characteristics that distinguish between allergy with cough and cold Usually one of them is that the symptoms only appear at a certain time.
“Symptoms at a certain time are usually overnight. So not always,” Mesty said quoted by BETWEEN Saturday (8/10/2022).
Furthermore, contrary to cough and cold, in case of allergies the patient does not have a fever. Hence, allergies are usually triggered by triggers such as mites and dust as the most common cause, so there is a story from the parents.
“For example, one of the parents has a history of allergies, the child is allergic to about 40-60 percent. If both types of allergies are the same, 80 percent of the children will also be allergic,” Mesty said.
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Allergies are overreactions or excessive inflammation in things that are not supposed to cause harm. According to Mesty, allergy symptoms range from itching, cough and cold to shortness of breath which prevents the patient from breathing and is at risk of death.
“Children whose symptoms are restless at night. There is no cough or runny nose. Sleep wakes up. Or it’s hard to fall asleep. It turned out that when the doctor saw his nose, it was all clogged,” she said. Mesty.
Mesty said, especially for mites as a trigger, people need to regularly clean bedding, especially mattresses and sofas, and ensure cleanliness until all mites are removed.
“It is very important to make sure the mattress and sofa are cleaned regularly to assess whether the child often has a cold or cough, especially at night and in the morning. He may be allergic to mites,” she said.
The Omnibus survey report conducted by Nielson in 2005 found that the most common allergic symptoms were skin allergies and allergic rhinitis, which reached 24%.
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The incidence of atopic dermatitis in Indonesia is 23.67%. Urticaria and allergic rhinitis were the most common atopic diseases, with a positive atopic family history of 60.79%, according to a study conducted by Soegiarto G and colleagues and published in the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology journal in 2019.
