Many people suffer from sneezing and throat clearing and sometimes stuffy nose and runny nose. We generally describe it with the word allergy if it lasts for a long time or occurs frequently. But this is a special type of allergy. Allergic rhinitis is the term used for this. ‘Rhine’ means nose, ‘naitis’ means swelling. It can be said to be swelling in the nose.
Allergies can occur from infants to the elderly. It can start at any age. Children with allergies are four times more likely to develop allergies in their parents.
Cause of allergic rhinitis
Our immune system overreacts to the substances that come into contact with the body and it is called allergy or allergic reaction. The white blood cells, which are the guard of the immune system in our body, try to defend and expel these substances.
Symptoms of allergic rhinitis
Common symptoms include sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose, itching inside the nose, itching inside the tongue, and a scratchy feeling in the throat. Some people also have problems like itchy and watery eyes. There are many reasons for this. It is caused by dust in the air, smoke from smoking or burning, smoke from vehicles or factories, and pollen. Apart from this, it can have certain types of food such as crab and prawns.
There is something that can be done about it. Remove the dust, It is beneficial to wear something like a mask. Especially when going where there is dust and cleaning up the dust. The bed and the pillow need the main attention. Dust on the fan can also cause problems. Move this too. It is important to keep the environment as dust free as possible. Some may cause allergy while eating certain type of foods, so try to avoid it.
Treatment for allergic rhinitis
Medicines are available for such problems. But prevention is more important than cure. If the medication only helps temporarily, try to get treatment for it. Because if pushed lightly, such rhinitis sometimes lead to conditions such as nasal congestion and sometimes to many health problems. For this, there are some homeopathic medicine help increase the body’s resistance and cure the condition
1.Ars alb -Thin, watery, excoriating discharge. Nose feels stopped up. Sneezing without relief. Complaints worse in open air. Burning and bleeding.
2.Natrum mur – Violent, fluent coryza, lasting from one to three days, then changing into stoppage of nose, making breathing difficult. Discharge thin and watery, like raw white of egg. Violent sneezing coryza. Infallible for stopping a cold commencing with sneezing. Use thirtieth potency. Loss of smell and taste. Internal soreness of nose. Dryness.
3.Sulphur -Herpes across the nose. Nose stuffed indoors. Imaginary foul smells. Alæ red and scabby. Chronic dry catarrh; dry scabs and readily bleeding. Polypus and adenoids
4.Sabadilla – Spasmodic sneezing, with running nose. Coryza, with severe frontal pains and redness of eyes and lachrymation. Copious, watery, nasal discharge
5.Allium cepa- Sneezing, especially when entering a warm room. Copious, watery and extremely acrid discharge. Feeling of a lump at root of nose. Hay-fever. Fluent coryza with headache, cough, and hoarseness. Polypus.
6. Tuberculinum – Enlarged tonsils. Hard, dry cough during sleep. Expectoration thick, easy; profuse bronchorrhœa. Shortness of breath. Sensation of suffocation, even with plenty of fresh air. Longs for cold air. Broncho-pneumonia in children. Hard, hacking cough, profuse sweating and loss of weight, rales all over chest. Deposits begin in apex of lung (Repeated doses).
7.Arundo -Hay-fever begins with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva. Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of the mouth. Coryza; loss of smell. Sneezing, itching of nostrils
8.Merc sol – Much sneezing. Sneezing in sunshine. Nostrils raw, ulcerated; nasal bones swollen. Yellow-green, fetid, pus-like discharge. Coryza; acrid discharge, but too thick to run down the lip; worse, warm room. Pain and swelling of nasal bones, and caries, with greenish fetid ulceration. Nosebleed at night. Copious discharge of corroding mucus. Coryza, with sneezing; sore, raw, smarting sensation; worse, damp weather; profuse, fluent.
9.Kali bich – Snuffles of children, especially fat, chubby babies. Pressure and pain at root of nose, and sticking pain in nose. Septum ulcerated; round ulcer. Fetid smell. Discharge thick, ropy, greenish-yellow. Tough, elastic plugs from nose; leave a raw surface. Inflammation extends to frontal sinuses, with distress and fullness at root of nose. Dropping from posterior nares . Loss of smell. Much hawking. Inability to breathe through nose. Dryness. Coryza, with obstruction of nose. Violent sneezing. Profuse, watery nasal discharge. Chronic inflammation of frontal sinus with stopped-up sensation.
10.Ammonium mur- Free acrid, hot watery discharge corroding the lip. Sneezing. Nose sore to touch; ulcerative pain in nostrils. Loss of smell. Obstructed, stuffy feeling; constant and unavailing efforts to blow it out. Itching.
These are all some homeopathic medicine for allergic rhinitis. These medicines have no side effects. And easy to consume. Also cost effective. Duration of the treatment depend upon symptoms, age and reason.
Dr Rameesa
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