Many doctors call cold rhinitis an abnormal disease, since it was not possible to fully explain the cause of the occurrence and the nature of the disease. The exact fact is that rhinitis occurs against a background of weakened immunity, combined with a damaged nasal mucosa.
Features and causes of the disease
Cold rhinitis is considered an allergic disease that occurs against a background of a drop in temperature. Most often it affects children and people aged 18–25 years. In addition, pathology is more characteristic of residents of large cities.
Rhinitis can be accompanied by skin rashes, headache, shortness of breath and shortness of breath, bronchospasm. Nasal congestion and runny nose occur after hypothermia, moreover, it can be obtained not only on the street.
Swelling of the nasal mucosa, which provokes discharge, occurs even after drinking cold water or holding the hands for a long time in an environment with a low temperature.
Everyone experienced rhinitis due to the difference in the latter, going into a warm room after a cold street. But often it becomes a constant phenomenon in human life and requires treatment, since an allergy to a change in temperature is not a harmless reaction of the body. During irritation, cryoglobulin protein is produced. It can provoke the development of chronic allergic rhinitis, which will haunt a person for life.
The consequence of this is a weakened immunity, unable to resist viral and colds. The body often experiences stress, tension, metabolic disorders, complications in the functioning of internal organs. First of all, the kidneys, liver and gastrointestinal tract suffer.
In addition to the allergic reaction of the body to cold, rhinitis can appear due to some diseases and their complicated period. Rubella, measles, mumps and diabetes mellitus also cause complications of cold rhinitis.
Diseases of the nasal passages, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys can provoke rhinitis. After the transferred infectious and viral pathologies, the body can also react with a similar allergic process. In addition, constant work in a cold place also becomes the cause of the development of pathology.
How to determine the risk
You can independently conduct a small test to find out if the body is prone to rhinitis on the background of cold temperatures. A small ice cube is applied to the skin in any area. If after 10-15 minutes there is irritation on the skin, blisters and itching appear, there is definitely a predisposition of the body to this disease.
If a slight reddening occurs after the ice has been removed from the surface of the skin, then allergic reactions of the body can not be afraid.
Symptoms
Symptoms of rhinitis are similar to symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections and acute respiratory infections. It is impossible to treat an allergic form with preparations for the common cold.
The main symptoms are skin itching and allergic reactions, especially in those parts of the body that have been exposed to cold. After there is a sharp and abundant secretion of mucus or clear liquid from the nasal passages. Tearing, irritation of the eyelids and lips may appear.
The most extreme symptoms are nausea, dizziness or headaches, breathing is difficult, heart and vascular diseases may occur on the background of rhinitis.
Diagnostics
A variety of tests and procedures will be required to diagnose the disease. With cold rhinitis, the symptoms and characteristics of the ailment are fully taken into account. Laboratory tests are carried out, tests for allergens. After this, the clinical picture of the disease is revealed, which helps to make the correct diagnosis.
If the treatment was carried out due to an incorrect diagnosis, the patient will not feel relief, the symptoms do not disappear, and there is no positive dynamics. It is extremely important to establish the true cause of rhinitis in time, since complications from it are difficult to treat. In the future, bronchial asthma and disorders of the cardiovascular system occur.
Disease treatment
For allergies to cold, symptoms and treatment are interconnected. The main direction of therapy is the elimination of a chronic disease that provokes an allergic reaction of the body. Treatment is carried out in a complex way.
Nutrition
The basic principles are adherence to diet. It is necessary to exclude foods containing a large number of allergens from the diet: chocolate products, smoked products, citrus fruits, whole milk, nut crops.
In the menu you need to include daily intake of vitamins to maintain immunity, normal blood circulation and metabolism.
Preparations
In addition to the diet, with the first symptoms of an allergy to cold, treatment involves stopping the production of protein - croiglobulin. This can be done with antihistamines, which are taken during the cold season.
And the final stage of treatment is the removal of the symptoms themselves. What to drip into the nose in the treatment of cold rhinitis? According to reviews, it all depends on the severity of the disease. For example, the doctor prescribes even eye drops, if there is irritation, and sprays in the nose to remove mucus and relieve swelling.
For the treatment of cold rhinitis, in particular, a symptom such as a runny nose, vasoconstrictor and antimicrobial agents cannot be used. They will cause even greater harm, as a result, the nose will stop breathing even in a warm place, as the body will become addicted to the drug.
You can instill drops in the nose with cold rhinitis in the nose, which have anti-allergenic properties. Distinguishing a common cold from an allergic one will help its disappearance in a warm room and the recurrence of symptoms at lower temperatures. With improper therapy, complications arise - sinusitis, sinusitis, frontal sinusitis.
For allergic cold rhinitis, drug treatment also involves a throat spray that relieves inflammation and alleviates unpleasant symptoms. If the patient has dermatitis, it is recommended to use a moisturizer, as well as an anti-inflammation agent Bepanten and a healing La Cree.
Antihistamines prescribed for allergic rhinitis in the cold include drugs that block the corresponding processes of the body. The most popular and effective medicines: Zitrek, Claritin, Cetrin, Suprastin, Allergodil, Tavegil.
A new way of therapy
Treatment can be done in a new way, which was introduced recently, but has already shown the effectiveness of getting rid of cold rhinitis. The idea is to treat the patient with lymphocytes, which are taken from his body and treated with a special method. As a result, the treated cells are introduced into the patient's body, helping to reduce sensitivity to allergens. This procedure corrects the malfunctioning of the human immune system.
On average, 90% of patients treated with this therapy have recovered from rhinitis or have experienced relief since the symptoms are less noticeable.
The course of treatment lasts 4 weeks, 2 injections are given to patients every 7 days. No side effects were detected, therapy is allowed for children over 5 years old. A contraindication is the period of bearing a child and breastfeeding. At the end of the course, the patient develops immunity of body cells to external allergens, including already existing ones, and blood is cleansed. Therefore, inflammation decreases and their foci are eliminated, leading to noticeable relief.
The effect is manifested quickly, the procedure is easily tolerated by the body. In addition to anti-allergic effects, it enhances immunity and reduces the risk of viral infections.
Folk ways
Treatment with folk remedies for cold rhinitis as an independent therapy can only alleviate the symptoms. And in combination with medical treatment contributes to a speedy recovery. The folk methods include taking decoctions, infusions, which reduce the allergic reactions of the body and strengthen its general condition:
- The decoctions and infusions of chamomile, sage, fennel, rose hip, horsetail, and yarrow have proven themselves well. You need to take herbs-based products 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
- In the first three days of treatment, they drink a fennel broth, after - a St. John's wort broth. After 6 days, it is necessary to drink a course of wild rose broth for 10 days.
- Yarrow has an effective anti-allergic effect. In order to get a decoction, you need to insist 1 tablespoon of the dried plant for one hour, pouring 200 ml of water into it. To obtain a therapeutic result, a decoction is taken in a quarter cup, 3 times a day.
- The infusion of horsetail has the same effect. The course is 1 month, every day before breakfast you need to drink 1 glass of infusion.
- In the nasal passage, you can dig in a product based on aloe juice, celery and carrots. Inhalations from eucalyptus and sage will help ease breathing and relieve irritation from the nasal mucosa.
- Compotes from currants, cranberries, rose hips will help increase immunity and saturate the body with vitamin C. To strengthen immunity, you can drink a decoction of raspberry roots. You need to start taking a couple of months before the onset of cold weather, and with constant use you can cure the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
- A bath with coniferous broth has a strengthening effect. The branches need to be soaked and boiled. After the broth is filtered and poured into water.
Prevention of Cold Rhinitis
If a person has a predisposition to allergies, then it is unlikely to avoid rhinitis. But you can follow preventative measures that will reduce the risk of this disease many times over.
It is recommended that you keep as little as possible in cold air, and if you are forced to stay or walk, you should wear warm, natural clothes. Particular attention should be paid to the throat, tied with a scarf, put on a warm hat and mittens, thermal underwear will be the salvation. A cream that protects against low temperatures can be applied to the face, and the nose itself should be covered with a scarf.
In addition to methods of warming, you need to temper and strengthen the body. Hardening is recommended to begin with a short-term contrast shower, gradually increasing the time spent under cool water.
Going for sports will benefit: swimming, running, yoga. It is necessary to adhere to a full, proper diet, which will be rich in vitamins and minerals. In everyday life, it is worth abandoning cold drinks and unheated food. From the menu you need to exclude chocolate, strawberries, coffee, eat less spices and seasonings.
All these measures will help strengthen the body, and it will become less painful to respond to allergens, learn to resist irritants.
Conclusion
When the first symptoms appear, it is necessary to contact an allergist who will select an individual treatment method depending on the severity of the disease.
Self-medication may not bring positive results, but rather cause complications from many body systems. This is due to the fact that cold rhinitis is an atypical reaction to low temperatures.
In addition, many drugs have contraindications and side effects, and are prescribed depending on the severity of the disease. And this can only be done by a specialist after a comprehensive examination.