What are the best treatments for allergic rhinitis in children?

Allergic rhinitis in children is a very common disease. This disease has a great impact on the nose. If you have allergic rhinitis in children, you need to receive timely treatment, otherwise when the disease becomes serious, it will cause a variety of diseases. So what are the best treatments for allergic rhinitis in children? There are some good ways to treat allergic rhinitis in children. The following is a detailed introduction.

The best treatment for allergic rhinitis in children:

Avoid contact with allergens

During the susceptible season, outdoor activities should be limited as much as possible, especially avoiding contact with flowers, plants or rotten leaves, as well as willow catkins and fruit hairs on plane trees. You can wear a mask when going out, or go to the seaside where there are fewer allergens. During the pollen season, do not dry quilts and sheets outdoors to prevent outdoor allergens such as pollen from sticking to the quilt.

Drug treatment

They mainly include antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anti-leukotriene drugs, chromone drugs, decongestants, nasal saline irrigation, etc. Nowadays, local preparations are also used to directly apply drugs to the nasal cavity, which can enable high concentrations of drugs to effectively reach the target tissues. It has a rapid onset of action, few adverse reactions and is easy to operate. Children cooperate well and the effect is obvious. Therefore, local treatment is becoming more and more commonly used.

Specific immunotherapy

In the past, it was also called desensitization or allergy reduction therapy. It is a method of giving patients gradually increasing doses of allergen extracts (allergen vaccines) to reach a certain dose, thereby effectively improving the corresponding symptoms caused by exposure to the allergen. It is mainly suitable for allergic rhinitis in children over 5 years old who are not responsive to conventional drug treatment and are mainly caused by dust mite allergy. The diagnosis is clear, the number of other allergens is small (1-2), and the parents of the child understand the risks and limitations of treatment.

After understanding the best treatment method for allergic rhinitis in children, when treating children with allergic rhinitis, it is important to choose light diet for children. Greasy and spicy foods are not allowed. These foods are of no help in the treatment of children's allergic rhinitis. Parents should pay attention to this.