Huasheng Online, February 24th (correspondent Wu Jing, reporter Deng Guiming) Peach blossom red, Li Huabai, and cauliflower yellow are about to usher in the season of spring in March and the warbler flying. Many people will go out to enjoy the flowers in spring. Enjoy the vitality of spring. Li Wenkai, head of the Children’s Allergy Department at Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, said that people should be careful about “hay fever” when appreciating beautiful flowers.
The spring is here, but his nose and tears keep flowing
6-year-old Mingming (pseudonym) has always been snot and tears in the spring in the past two years. He played more than a dozen times in a row. When he lay down in bed, his nose was blocked, and when he sat up, the snot kept flowing out. The children in the class asked him, “Why do you always cry?” His mother took Mingming to the hospital, and the doctor told her , Children This is a typical manifestation of hay fever, hay fever? It was the first time my mother heard of it.
What are the symptoms of hay fever?
Itchy, runny, sneezing, stuffy nose;
watery, itchy or red eyes;
itchy mouth, throat, or ears;
< p> In severe cases, cough, chest tightness, and wheezing may occur;
Some patients may be allergic to certain foods, such as fruits and nuts.
How to prevent hay fever?
Li Wenkai said that for hay fever patients, effective prevention and seasonal medication are needed, and desensitization treatment can be given to reduce the incidence of severe symptoms.
Hay fever patients should not go out as much as possible during the pollen dispersal period in spring and autumn, especially in windy weather, and wear windproof glasses and masks when going out;
Avoid going to parks in spring, and in autumn Avoid going to grasslands and other places with high pollen concentration, and pay attention to washing your nose, eyes, face, bathing and changing clothes after going out; Air purifiers or fresh air systems can reduce indoor pollen concentrations;
Medications are needed to control symptoms during pollen season. Nasal cavities can be washed with physiological sea salt water, pollen blockers can be used, nasal sprays can be used to control nasal symptoms, and nasal cavities can be kept unobstructed. To avoid sinusitis, secretory otitis media and other diseases caused by rhinitis, use anti-allergic eye drops to control the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, such as eye itching, and avoid infective conjunctivitis and even corneal ulcers caused by constant eye rubbing;
For patients with cough or asthma, oral and/or inhaled drugs should be added to control symptoms, so as to avoid acute or recurrent asthma attacks affecting the patient’s lung function or even life-threatening;
For severe symptoms In patients with prolonged duration, desensitization treatment is feasible, thereby reducing or relieving the symptoms of pollen season.