What Are Sinus Allergies?

Allergic rhinosinusitis is caused by allergic allergic factors. The main pathogenesis factors are allergic factors. It is a non-specific allergic reaction of the sinus mucosa. It is a common disease in the ENT department. It is mostly caused by allergic rhinitis From development, the main clinical symptoms are: nasal congestion, sneezing, purulent snot, headache, etc., allergic rhinitis combined with sinusitis.

Allergic sinusitis

Overview of Allergic Sinusitis

Causes of allergic sinusitis

Allergens cause the body to release histamine, which is the most important substance that can cause a range of allergic symptoms. When allergic people come into contact with allergic substances, immunoglobulin E (IgE) is produced in the body. After the formation of IgE, it adsorbs on the surface of basophils and sensitizes the body. When the same allergic substance is contacted again, the substance binds to IgE, activates the enzymes in basophils, releases media such as histamine, slow-reacting substances, and acts on some tissues, causing a series of symptoms.

The occurrence of allergic rhinitis is mainly related to hereditary allergies and exposure to allergens. Most people with allergic rhinitis have a family history of allergies, but in recent years, due to the acceleration of industrialization and the increase in air pollution, some people with non-allergic constitutions have also developed into allergic constitutions. In addition, the occurrence of allergic rhinitis also requires contact with allergens. Common allergens: inhaled allergens such as pollen, dust mites, fungi, animal dander, and ingested allergens such as milk, shrimp and crab.

Clinical manifestations of allergic sinusitis

This disease can occur at any age, including infants. Most patients appear before the age of 20. It is a common disease. Most patients also suffer from allergic rhinitis. Sneezing, itching, nasal congestion, pus, and headache are the most common. Five major symptoms. Allergic frontal sinusitis, the pain in the forehead is gradually increased in the morning, and gradually decreases in the afternoon, all disappeared in the evening, allergic maxillary sinusitis has cheek pain or upper molar pain. Headaches are milder, confined to the internal condyles or the root of the nose, and may also radiate to the top of the head, mostly caused by allergic ethmoid sinusitis. Allergic sphenoid sinusitis mainly manifests pain in the deep eyeballs, which can be radiated to the top of the head, and also shows pillow headaches that are light in the morning and heavy in the afternoon.

An internal nasal examination revealed turbinate edema, often pale or purple, with a thin layer of watery mucus on the cover. Purulent secretions can be seen in the nasal passages, and severely swollen turbinates can completely block the nasal passages.

Performance symptoms:

Redness, itching and tears in the eyes Nasal itching, nasal discharge, mostly clean water and pus sputum No ventilation of the nose, ear tightness Sneezing Dark circles under the orbit Respiration by mouth Dropping or disappearing faintness headache

The above are the typical symptoms of allergic sinusitis. The symptoms may vary from person to person. Seasonal attacks may occur at the same time in patients with perennial rhinitis. Some patients with allergic sinusitis may also have symptoms such as nasal polyps, asthma, and snoring.

Allergic sinusitis complications

The main complications of allergic rhinitis include: 1: nasal polyps; 2: bronchial asthma; 3: otitis media, that is, infection of the middle ear; 4: sinusitis, that is, infection of the sinus; 5: allergic laryngitis; 6: nosebleeds .

Treatment of allergic sinusitis

First, antihistamine drugs

Second, glucocorticoid inhalation

Third, mast cell membrane stabilizer

Fourth , surgical treatment

V. Specialist Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Su's drug-directed therapy in Wanrong County has a good therapeutic effect on allergic sinusitis.

Sixth, the traditional Chinese medicine special-effect medicine: Fufang Xiaoyuanling Capsule, Yuanjikang B capsule, Fufang Tongqiao Zhiliu San are the first choice medicines.

The most effective treatment for allergic rhinitis:

1. Specific immunotherapy (desensitization therapy): Specific immunotherapy is also called desensitization therapy. Its principle is to extract the effective ingredients of the allergen and inject them into the patient, gradually increasing the amount, so that the patient gradually adapts to the allergen, and later encounters the allergen, the symptoms will be mild or disappear. Long-lasting effect without side effects.

However, this therapy has significant shortcomings. Because this therapy has strict requirements for allergens, only patients with a certain allergen can be used, such as allergic to mites or allergic to pollen of certain flowers. However, most patients with allergic rhinitis are mostly It is allergic to many things at the same time, such as allergic to dandruff, dust, and pollen at the same time, which makes the allergen unidentifiable. The implementation of allergy treatment is not targeted and the treatment is difficult to implement.

2. Low-temperature plasma minimally invasive surgery

Low-temperature plasma minimally invasive surgery : Endoscopic low temperature plasma minimally invasive surgery. Plasma therapy is currently the most advanced treatment method for allergic rhinitis. It can reduce the sensitivity of the nasal mucosa to achieve the effect of preventing allergens. At present, the clinical cure rate is as high as 94% or more, and the recurrence rate is extremely low. The treatment time is only about 20 minutes. Plasma therapy uses non-material contact, does not damage the nasal tissue, does not operate, and has less bleeding. This therapy is more suitable for children, the elderly, and safe.

Allergic sinusitis daily care

The daily care of allergic sinusitis includes the following aspects:

Avoid contact with allergens;

Do not eat irritating foods such as cold, cold, etc .; eat seafood such as fish, shrimp, and crabs with caution; usually pay attention to eat foods that nourish the lungs;

Quit smoking and avoid second-hand smoke, and try to avoid getting in and out of air pollution;

You can often perform warm and cold baths, foot baths, nasal washing and dry cloth rubbing to strengthen the home health system.

Use the correct nose wipe method;

Do not use vasoconstrictive nose drops too much.

Diet taboos

The nutritional conditioning of allergic rhinitis also has a good effect on alleviating the symptoms of allergic rhinitis. Here are some things that patients with allergic rhinitis need to pay special attention to in their diet:

1. Patients with allergic rhinitis must ban the following foods

* Beef, caffeinated drinks, chocolate, citrus juice, corn, dairy products, eggs, oats, oysters, peanuts, salmon, strawberries, cantaloupe, tomatoes, wheat.

* Cold drinks: Food that is too cold can reduce immunity and cause respiratory irritation.

* Irritating food: such as pepper, mustard, etc., it is easy to irritate the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract.

* Specially processed or processed refined food.

* Artificial coloring: especially yellow number five.

* Avoid food additives such as vanillin, benzaldehyde, eucalyptol, and monosodium glutamate.

2. Patients with allergic rhinitis eat more of the following foods

* Eat more foods containing vitamin C and vitamin A: spinach, Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, white radish, etc.

* Ginger, garlic, chives, parsley and other warm foods.

* Glutinous rice, yam, jujube, lotus seeds, Italian kernel, brown sugar and longan.