Hay hay fever – This is a seasonal allergic disease, which is manifested by swelling of the nasal mucosa, as well as profuse lacrimal and mucous discharge from the nasal cavity. Historically, this pathological condition was called hay fever, since the most severe prevalence of the disease occurred just during the hay harvest. However, it was later proven that hay had nothing to do with the symptoms of the disease. Treatment of hay fever should primarily be based on the elimination of the agent that caused the allergy, so it is extremely important to determine & nbsp; the cause of the disease.
What substances can provoke the development of hay fever?
Since pollinosis is a seasonal disease, different etiological factors become its cause at different times of the year. For example, if we talk about spring, then at the end of April – At the beginning of May, trees such as birch, maple, oak, alder and poplar bloom, the pollen of which is a powerful allergic agent that can cause hay fever.
In the summer, patients suffering the most are those whose hay fever is caused by the pollen of plants such as feather grass, wheat, rye, barley and other cereals.
The most dangerous period for allergy sufferers is autumn, when wormwood, quinoa and ragweed bloom, which can cause the most powerful allergic reactions, which requires immediate treatment of hay fever.
Women and city dwellers are more susceptible to hay fever. The decisive role is played by the genetic predisposition to allergic diseases, notes estet-portal.com. Pollinosis is manifested by a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, choking, itching, skin rashes, redness of the skin around the nose and impaired sense of smell.
Thus, the symptoms of pollinosis include manifestations of such conditions:
- rhinitis;
- allergic asthmatic bronchitis;
- dermatitis.
What means are used to treat hay fever?
The principles of hay fever treatment are based on three main components that must be combined to effectively eliminate the symptoms of the described pathological condition.
The very first thing a person needs to protect himself from getting allergic agents into the respiratory tract. Previously, ordinary medical masks or respirators were used for this, which turned out to be extremely impractical, which led to a private refusal to use them. Nowadays, more convenient devices are used for this purpose, such as nasal filters. They are invisible to others, do not cause discomfort when used and, most importantly, effectively protect a person from getting into his respiratory tract of allergic agents.
Means for protection against allergic factors can rather be attributed to the prevention of pollinosis, since they prevent, but do not eliminate the symptoms of this disease. If it was not possible to protect yourself from getting allergic agents and allergy symptoms still occurred, a completely different approach is needed in the treatment of hay fever. In order to eliminate the symptoms of hay fever, antihistamines and glucocorticosteroids are used. If the former are used for mild forms of the disease, then steroids are needed to treat hay fever in severe forms.
What is the specific treatment for hay fever?
The indicated groups of drugs are relevant only during the onset of an attack of the disease, as they help to cope with an attack of hay fever. Outside of the exacerbation period, other methods can be used, the purpose of which is to activate the person's own immune system to fight allergic factors.
This treatment of hay fever is called allergen-specific immunotherapy. It consists in introducing an allergen into the blood of a person in gradually increasing doses to activate the immune response.
As practice shows, the symptoms of pollinosis after such treatment are significantly reduced or completely disappear.
In addition, for the treatment of pollinosis, some means aimed at eliminating the symptoms of the disease can also be used. First of all, we are talking about nasal and eye drops, which reduce the amount of pathological secretions.
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