Qingbitang: Rhinitis and asthma affect each other. How to prevent rhinitis from turning into asthma?

Some people say that allergic rhinitis is a problem with the nose, and asthma is a problem with breathing. How can the two be related? Besides, asthma is not easy to cure, and rhinitis is not a serious problem. How can the two be closely related?

Qingbitang: The relationship between allergic rhinitis and asthma!

Epidemiological surveys show that the incidence of asthma in the normal population is about 2%-5%, and the incidence of asthma in patients with rhinitis is 4 to 20 times higher than that of normal people.

Recent studies have shown that 70%-90% of asthma patients have allergic rhinitis, and 40%-50% of allergic rhinitis patients have bronchial asthma.

Therefore, rhinitis and asthma are interdependent. If rhinitis is not resolved in time, the inflammation will spread downward and induce allergic asthma, making the disease, which is already difficult to resolve, even worse.

Qingbitang: How to avoid or delay allergic rhinitis from turning into asthma? 1. Avoiding contact with allergens is the most fundamental way to solve allergic diseases. Go out less during the allergy season, wear a mask when going out, keep the environment clean on a daily basis, and reduce the concentration of dust mites in the environment. 2. If you can't avoid allergens, you can use desensitization methods. The so-called desensitization therapy is also called allergen-specific immunotherapy, which means first finding the patient's allergens, and then making the allergens into preparations of different concentrations. Through repeated contact, the patient gradually tolerates the allergens. More importantly, the human immune system gradually weakens from overreaction to harmless substances in the outside world. Finally, it reaches normal levels and improves allergic constitution.

Rinse the nasal cavity: The purpose is to wash away some allergens attached to the nasal mucosa, thereby reducing allergic reactions. 4. Moderate exercise, eating fresh vegetables and fruits, and enhancing the body's resistance are also helpful in preventing and treating allergic rhinitis.

In short, allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma are two diseases of the same airway. They affect each other. Therefore, once you find symptoms of rhinitis or asthma, you must solve them in time to avoid inducing each other and causing greater harm!