ALLERGY IN THE NOSE AND SINUSES

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ALLERGY IN THE NOSE AND SINUSES (ALLERGIC RHINO
SINUSITIS, HAY FEVER)

• Adults who suffer from allergic rhino sinusitis
  have one or more of the following complaints
• Runny, stuffy, and itchy nose
• Excessive sneezing
• Disturbed night sleep from stuffy nose
• Snoring
• Excessive post nasal drainage in the throat
• Nausea from the postnasal drainage
• Sore throat and bad breath
• Fatigue and irritability
• Cough which may be worse at night
• Sinus headaches
• Nosebleeds
• Pain or headache around the eyes, cheeks, nose,
  forehead, jaw or teeth.
• Loss of smell or reduced smell and taste
• Earache, noises in the ears (tinnitus), reduced
  hearing or loss of balance.
• Children who suffer from allergic rhino sinusitis
  have one or more of the following symptoms

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• Frequent colds and sicknesses in early childhood
• Frequent ear infections and the need for
  inserting tubes in the ear drums
• Frequent tonsillitis and enlarged adenoids
• Hearing loss which can lead to speech defects
• All adult complaints shown above can happen to
  children.
• Eyes symptoms of allergic rhino sinusitis in
  adults and children are
• Inflamed, red, watery and itchy eyes
• Inflamed and itchy eyelids.
• Blurred vision
• Asthma may be triggered at the same time and by
  the same allergen(s), which cause allergic rhino
  sinusitis, symptoms of asthma are
• Cough,
• Shortness of breath,
• Wheezing, and
• Chest tightness.

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34102 Phone [phone] http//allergytoday.co
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