What are the main symptoms of rhinitis in children?

If a child develops rhinitis, the most important thing is to find the cause. For example, if it is rhinitis caused by allergies, specific immunotherapy can be done at this time. In addition, if it is rhinitis caused by colds, etc., treatment should be targeted at the specific condition. But in any case, the first thing to do is to avoid allergens, and secondly, targeted desensitization treatment can be done, and some traditional Chinese medicine treatments can also be adopted.

1. Symptoms of rhinitis in children

Allergic rhinitis in adults has typical symptoms and signs such as nasal itching, runny nose, and sneezing, which are easy to diagnose. However, the symptoms and signs of allergic rhinitis in children vary greatly and are mostly atypical. Common symptoms of allergic rhinitis in children include: itchy nose (children often rub their noses), alternating nasal congestion (dry and sore throat caused by mouth breathing), sneezing (usually sudden and severe), runny nose (mostly watery, or purulent when infected), nasal congestion (decreased or absent sense of smell), dizziness, headache, stuffy ears, red and itchy eyes, and tearing (dark circles under the eyes are caused by frequent rubbing of the eyes).

2. Characteristics of rhinitis in children

1. Children have low physical resistance and poor ability to adapt to changes in the external environment. They are prone to rhinitis, upper respiratory tract infections, and acute infectious diseases (influenza, measles, whooping cough, etc.).

2. Children's nasal cavity and nasal passages are narrow, their sinuses are underdeveloped, their sinus mucosa is tender and weak, and they are rich in lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. Once infected, the mucosa will swell significantly and secretions will be abundant, which can easily block the nasal passages and sinus openings and cause nasal and sinus ventilation and drainage disorders.

3. Children's sinus openings are relatively large, and infections can easily invade the sinuses through the sinus openings.

4. Diseases adjacent to the nose, such as enlarged tonsils in the pharynx and adenoids in the nasopharynx, as well as congenital cleft palate, affect normal nasal breathing.

5. Children are prone to nasal foreign objects and nasal trauma, which may cause secondary infections.

6. Children with allergic constitution are prone to allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, etc.

7. If children swim or dive in unclean water, they are more likely to suffer from rhinitis and sinusitis.

8. Children often pick their noses with their fingers, and the mucus irritates the skin of the nasal vestibule, which can easily cause nasal furunculosis and vestibulitis.

3. The hazards of allergic rhinitis in children

Hazard 1: Affecting children's normal biological clock. Allergic rhinitis has a fixed season of onset every year. Patients with allergic rhinitis often make faces, scratch their ears, and deliberately open their eyes wide. If this continues for a long time, the quality of sleep will be greatly reduced, leading to disruption of the normal biological clock, and in serious cases it will affect all aspects of physiology.

Harm 2: Affecting the child's face. Allergic rhinitis will cause nasal obstruction, and the child must often breathe through the mouth. This will cause the child's maxillary bone to be underdeveloped and the cheekbones to become smaller. Long-term blockage will also cause complications such as bronchial asthma, sinusitis, allergic pharyngitis, etc., affecting the child's face.

Hazard three: Inducing other diseases The nasal cavity is the first barrier to human breathing and can effectively resist and filter external viruses. The onset of allergic rhinitis weakens its function, allowing pathogens to enter various organs in the body and cause lesions. Allergic rhinitis also has symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy nose, sneezing, and dark circles under the eyes. If not treated in time, allergic rhinitis will develop to a serious level and will cause many complications, such as sinusitis, otitis media, bronchial asthma, etc.