Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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About this ebook
Allergic rhinitis is a medical disorder of allergic effects affecting the nose.
These allergic conditions occur when the patient breathes in something he or she is allergic to such as dust, animal dander or pollen.
Symptoms can also happen when the patient eats a food that he or she is allergic to.
Most allergic rhinitis disorders are due to plant pollens.
This form of allergic rhinitis is often called hay fever or seasonal allergy.
An allergen is something that activates an allergy reaction.
Hay fever is an allergic response to pollen.
Plants that produce a hay fever reaction are trees, flowering plants, grasses and weeds.
The pollen from the plants is transmitted by the wind.
Types of Rhinitis:
A. Allergic rhinitis
Episodic rhinitis
1. Occupational rhinitis (allergen)
2. Perennial rhinitis
3. Seasonal rhinitis
B. Non-allergic rhinitis
1. Atrophic rhinitis
2. Chemical- or irritant-induced rhinitis
3. Drug-induced rhinitis
a. Antihypertensive medications
b. Aspirin
c. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
d. Oral contraceptives
e. Rhinitis medicamentosa
4. Emotional rhinitis
5. Exercise-induced rhinitis
6. Gustatory rhinitis
7. Hormone-induced rhinitis
a. Pregnancy
b. Oral Contraceptive
8. Infectious rhinitis
9. Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES)
10. Occupational rhinitis (irritant)
11. Perennial non-allergic rhinitis
a. Vasomotor rhinitis
12. Reflux-induced rhinitis or gastroesophageal reflux disease
Symptoms that occur:
a. Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin or any area
b. Problems with smell
c. Runny nose
d. Sneezing
e. Watery eyes
Allergy testing may show the pollen or other substances that trigger the symptoms.
1. Skin testing
2. If the doctor finds that the patient cannot have skin testing, special blood tests may help with the diagnosis.
3. The tests are known as IgE RAST tests and can measure the levels of allergy-related substances.
4. A full blood count (FBC) test involving the eosinophil count
Treatments for allergic rhinitis are:
Antihistamines
Nasal corticosteroid sprays
Decongestants
Leukotriene inhibitors
Allergy shots (immunotherapy)
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Allergic Rhinitis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Vasomotor Rhinitis
Chapter 8 Rhinosinusitis
Epilogue
Allergic Rhinitis is a very common condition in all ages.
Some childhood Vasomotor Rhinitis improves after puberty.
Others go on to adulthood.
The most obvious symptom is sneezing or stuffy nose every morning which slowly improves by late morning.
Allergic Rhinitis may result in chronic sinusitis due to chronic nasal infections.
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Allergic Rhinitis A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Allergic Rhinitis
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition
Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes Allergic Rhinitis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
(What You Need to Treat Allergic Rhinitis)
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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 amazon kindle books and 200 into Smashwords.com eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical conditions.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic Rhinitis is a very common condition in all ages.
Some childhood Vasomotor Rhinitis improves after puberty.
Others go on to adulthood.
The most obvious symptom is sneezing or stuffy nose every morning which slowly improves by late morning.
Allergic Rhinitis may result in chronic sinusitis due to chronic nasal infections.
What is Allergic rhinitis?
Allergic rhinitis is a medical disorder of allergic effects affecting the nose.
These allergic conditions occur when the patient breathes in something he or she is allergic to such as dust, animal dander or pollen.
Symptoms can also happen when the patient eats a food that he or she is allergic to.
Most allergic rhinitis disorders are due to plant pollens.
This form of allergic rhinitis is often called hay fever or seasonal allergy.
What are the Causes of Allergic Rhinitis?
An allergen is something that activates an allergy reaction.
When a person with allergic rhinitis is in contact with an allergen such as pollen, animal dander, mold, or dust, the body releases chemicals that produce allergy symptoms.
Hay fever is an allergic response to pollen.
Plants that produce a hay fever reaction are trees, flowering plants, grasses and weeds.
The pollen from the plants is transmitted by the wind.
Flower pollen is transmitted by insects and does not cause hay fever.
The forms of plants that produce hay fever differ from person to person and from place to place.
The quantity of pollen being blown in the air can affect whether hay fever symptoms develop.
Hot, dry and windy days tend to have more pollen in the air.
On cool, damp and rainy days, most pollen is washed to the ground.
Hay fever and allergies often occurs in families.
If both of the parents have hay fever or other allergies, the patient is likely to have hay fever and allergies, too.
The chance is higher if the mother has allergies.
In the house the most common cause is allergy to dust-mites.
Types of Rhinitis:
A. Allergic rhinitis
Episodic rhinitis
1. Occupational rhinitis (allergen)
2. Perennial rhinitis
3. Seasonal rhinitis
B. Non-allergic rhinitis
1. Atrophic rhinitis
2. Chemical- or irritant-induced rhinitis
3. Drug-induced rhinitis
a. Antihypertensive medications
b. Aspirin
c. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
d. Oral contraceptives
e. Rhinitis medicamentosa
4. Emotional rhinitis
5. Exercise-induced rhinitis
6. Gustatory rhinitis
7. Hormone-induced rhinitis
a. Pregnancy
b. Oral Contraceptive
8. Infectious rhinitis
9. Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES)
10. Occupational rhinitis (irritant)
11. Perennial non-allergic rhinitis
a. Vasomotor rhinitis
12. Reflux-induced rhinitis or gastroesophageal reflux disease
What are the Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis?
Symptoms that occur shortly after the patient comes into contact with the substance he or she is allergic to may be:
a. Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin or any area
b. Problems with smell
c. Runny nose
d. Sneezing
e. Watery eyes
Symptoms that