Allergy is the body's overreaction to a foreign substance. When this response is limited to the upper airway, namely the nose and sinuses, it is called allergic rhinitis. Although allergic rhinitis is mostly seen in the spring and autumn cycles, it can last throughout the year depending on the climate and environmental conditions we live in.
How can we suspect that we have allergic rhinitis? In allergic rhinitis, there is a colorless watery nasal discharge. We constantly feel the need to clear our throat. The nose is blocked, and sometimes we can't even breathe through the nose at all. Headache and ear fullness may begin with nasal congestion. Loss of smell may occur, snoring may begin. Speech takes the form of nasal speech, which we call nazone. We experience sneezing attacks. Sometimes there are also symptoms such as watery eyes and itchy palate. Despite all these intense symptoms, signs of infection such as malaise and fever do not appear.
Diagnosis of allergic rhinitis cannot be made with allergic skin tests and usually blood tests because it is a localized reaction. Diagnosis is made by direct examination of otolaryngologists. Treatment is done with antiallergic tablets and antiallergic nasal sprays in the early stages. In the future, immunotherapy can be used. Allergic rhinitis causes permanent nasal concha growth and soft tissue formations in the nose and sinuses, which we call polyps. Radiofrequency application can be made in nasal flesh growths. In case of polyps, endoscopic sinus surgery, known as sinusitis surgery, can be applied.
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