[이데일리 이순용 기자]Nowadays, where fine dust and cold weather alternately appear, it is not easy to ventilate the room once. However, if ventilation is not performed, the indoor air becomes cloudy, the concentration of organic gases rises, and condensation is likely to occur inside the wall where the outside air contacts. Ventilation has to be taken care of because it can create an environment that can be easily generated. In particular, people suffering from allergic rhinitis should be particularly cautious as symptoms may worsen due to constant exposure to allergens such as mold or house dust mites.
Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common chronic diseases in both adults and children. In Korea, 15-20% of the population suffers from allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is often confused with a cold nose. When exposed to allergens, the nasal mucosa becomes hypersensitive, resulting in inflammatory nasal disease, clear runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, and other symptoms, and a burning sensation in the eyes is often accompanied.
If allergic rhinitis becomes severe, learning and work efficiency may decrease due to discomfort and stress caused by symptoms, and it may lower the overall quality of life and adversely affect health, such as poor memory, decreased concentration, and disturbed sleep. , It is better to actively treat it, and if there are people with allergic rhinitis in yourself or in your family, it is good to constantly manage your home environment through frequent ventilation.
In order to reduce the occurrence of allergic rhinitis caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, the fundamental solution is to identify the causative substance and keep it away. House dust mites, pollen, animal hair, mold and insect debris are the main triggers, and individual triggers can be found through skin terminal tests and blood tests.
A nose wash can help as a way to relieve symptoms of allergic rhinitis. It removes inflammatory mediators collected in the mucus in the nose and helps cilia exercise to improve symptoms. For drug treatment, oral antihistamines or spray-type formulations sprayed directly onto the nasal mucosa may be used. You can also consider immunotherapy to suppress allergic reactions.
Professor Ki-jeong Lee of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Anam Hospital, Korea University said, “It is good to find the antigen that causes allergies and avoid contact with the antigen. However, when living at home like these days, it is good to reduce causative substances in the home environment through proper ventilation. It is important.”
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