Do allergic rhinitis require antibiotics?

Although some diseases are called "such and such inflammation", if they are treated with antibiotics, the results may be counterproductive. For example, antibiotics cannot be used casually for allergic rhinitis.

In the spring when flowers bloom or when the seasons change, many children will frequently have runny nose, nasal congestion, nasal itching, and sneezing, many of which may be symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

What is allergic rhinitis?

Allergic rhinitis, formally known as allergic rhinitis, is manifested by paroxysmal runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, and nasal itching after contact with allergens; coughing; it can also cause itching of the eyes, ears, and palate; long-term exposure will cause children to become irritable and irritable.

Depending on whether the clinical symptoms of allergic rhinitis change with the seasons, it can be divided into perennial allergic rhinitis and seasonal allergic rhinitis.

The onset of perennial allergic rhinitis has nothing to do with the season. Symptoms occur all year round and may occur at any time, sometimes mild and sometimes severe. It may occur when you wake up in the morning and then gradually subside. Allergens such as indoor dust, animal fur, mites, etc., have basically the same symptoms as seasonal rhinitis, but the overall severity is milder than seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Seasonal allergic rhinitis occurs seasonally, mostly in spring and autumn, and is common in teenagers. Symptoms can appear quickly and are more severe. They can last for hours, days, or even weeks, and the intervals between attacks are completely normal. The most common allergen is pollen, so it is easy to get sick when the flowers bloom in spring or the plants wither in autumn. After the spring and autumn seasons, the symptoms will naturally heal without treatment.

How to treat allergic rhinitis?

1. Avoid allergens - Children with clear allergic factors should try to avoid contact with allergens.

2. Nasal irrigation - a safe and convenient treatment method that can flush away allergens and mucus, relieve children's discomfort and reduce allergic reactions.

3. Treatment drugs - nasal glucocorticoid spray, oral antihistamines, leukotriene receptor antagonists, mast cell stabilizers, etc. The main drugs are shown in the table below.

4. Specific immunotherapy - targeting specific allergens, inducing children to gradually develop immune tolerance, reducing or even eliminating clinical symptoms.

Allergic rhinitis does not require antibiotic treatment.

Allergic rhinitis is a chronic non-infectious inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, not an inflammation caused by pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, chlamydia, etc.). Antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections, while allergic rhinitis caused by allergens needs to be kept away from allergens, and glucocorticoids, antiallergic drugs, etc. should be used as prescribed by the doctor when necessary.