No cure to allergic rhinitis but it can be controlled

[miffy_ang]

Hmm…so is it better to sleep in a non air-con room or air-con room with a humidifier?

[Mommy Pisces]

Hi Tspiocachips,


Can u share yr kid’s result? Did the fluid drained fm his middle ear after nose spa treatment or insertion of rude is necessary still? My 4 yr gal is facing the same problem… Tks!

[osim]

Hi,


Our doc said my ds has allergy rhinitis. I would like to check with you what do you do to minimize allergens in the house. Is there a type of anti dustmite spray for beds? He is so poor thing, nose choke, can’t taste his food well and this has been on the whole year. My heart aches seeing him like this. Any other method to help him relief the blockage, please share.

[Funz]

osim:

Hi,


Our doc said my ds has allergy rhinitis. I would like to check with you what do you do to minimize allergens in the house. Is there a type of anti dustmite spray for beds? He is so poor thing, nose choke, can't taste his food well and this has been on the whole year. My heart aches seeing him like this. Any other method to help him relief the blockage, please share.

I order from Allercare, http://www.allercare.com.sg. You can email your orders to them and they will deliver.

You can also get anti mite mattress protectors and pillows and bolsters. My kids have antimites everything on their beds, mattress, pillows, bolsters, comforters. Beddings are changed fortnightly. Mattresses and all are vacuumed mthly and treated with antimite spray. All beddings are washed with antimite solution. Strictly minimal pillows and bolsters and no soft toys in bed.

When the kids noses get very blocked, they flush them with Sterimar every morning and night. To help them breathe better at night, I put a few drops of tea tree oil on their pillows. Room temp at night should not be too cold and preferably, for my kids, no fan as fan stirs up dust and they will wake up sneezing.

[osim]

Thanks FunZ.


I’ll visit the shop after the school holiday. I am very new to this sinus thing. Hope to learn from you guys how to handle it. Is Sterimar a prescription drug? Can buy from pharmacist?

[Dazzle]

My son has allergic rhinitis too. Used to hear him struggling to breath with block nose every night and feel sorry for him. Have to use Symbicort everynight. Though I used the anti mite pillow case, it doesn’t seem to ease. However, as he grows older, the allergy seems to ease a bit. Hopefully it’s the same for your kids.

[osim]

Dazzle:

My son has allergic rhinitis too. Used to hear him struggling to breath with block nose every night and feel sorry for him. Have to use Symbicort everynight. Though I used the anti mite pillow case, it doesn't seem to ease. However, as he grows older, the allergy seems to ease a bit. Hopefully it's the same for your kids.

OMG, Symbicort, another drug name. What's that for? Doc also said maybe, problem will lessen as he gets older when his immunity gets stronger. I was thinking of buying some immunity booster health supplement but have not done any research on ths yet.

[ammonite]

osim:

Hi,


Our doc said my ds has allergy rhinitis. I would like to check with you what do you do to minimize allergens in the house. Is there a type of anti dustmite spray for beds? He is so poor thing, nose choke, can't taste his food well and this has been on the whole year. My heart aches seeing him like this. Any other method to help him relief the blockage, please share.

Did u check what he is allergic too? Pollen, dustmite, mold etc? My son is v. allergic to dustmite and slightly to mold. We changed all our mattresses and sofas and his bedroom has been stripped of open shelvings, curtains and rugs.

Beddings and his solitary soft toy are washed in hot water and dried in dryer once to twice a week (so no dust from the roads nearby) depending on his condition. Installed heater in wardrobe to control humidity level. Any clothes left too long at grandparents' homes must be rewashed before wearing or they will trigger symptoms. Room is wet wiped three times a week. Same for play area. Fans need to be cleaned regularly.

Specifically for nose - my kid can't use aircon overnight. Fan must be correctly angled and at appropriate speed. When it is very bad, TCM massage helps to unblock and drain the sinus. Olbas oil at night if needed. One to two hours playing in the morning sun will also clear his nose for the day. I find that he tends to sweat a lot at night right after sleeping, and then get very cold from the middle of the night. Checking on him in the middle of the night and adjusting his beddings and fan to make sure he is neither sweating nor covered in goosebumps has helped.

I was given a steroid nasal spray at one point for my kid. I did not find it very useful.

My neighbour's child is allergic to pollen. They close the windows in certain months and avoid parks.

[osim]

Hi Ammonite,


I read all the things you do for your kid and I must kowtow to you. That is a lot of conscientious effort. I am not sure what he is allergic to but such condition is always blamed on dust. There is only one thing I am very very sure, this happens after he took the flu jab in Jan2012. 1 month after the jab, he got very ill, fever, runny and stuffy nose, cough that lasted 2 months. I was worried sick. Throughout the whole of last year, he started getting flu like symptom more often and usually take more than 2 weeks to clear instead of the usual 1 week. Then it was like sinus all the time, nose always stuffy and runny, and sneezing. Sigh! 2 doc’s insist that it is not the flu jab but my hunch tells me the jab could have lowered his immunity and caused problem and somehow he got into some vicious cycle with sinus problem.

Coincidentally, my girl also took the jab same time and then the whole of 2012 was terrible. She fell sick with fever and other flu like symptom many times and each time the condition was quite bad. She was better before.

My conclusion is, don’t take flu jab.

[fol]

Hi to all the mummies,


Could I check something with you when you say your ds or dd has allergic rhinitis? Do they have prolonged cough? When my dd was younger, the ENT said she has enlarged adenoids, so she was quite prone to ear infections. Recently, she has been having cough for more than 2 months. We have been to the GP twice, the pd thrice and the ENT twice. It was only when we went to the ENT that she said my daughter has post nasal drips and allergic rhinitis. She prescribed some anti histamines and also Nasonex. My dd’s cough improved considerably and she only had a little cough in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. However, today, she started to cough more than she used to again. I am really worried sick as I don’t know what to do anymore.

She had taken about 1.5 months of cough med, plus antibiotic, then the antihistamines and Nasonex. I had tried rubbing garlic oil on her feet, making the honey in pear stew, garlic with honey water, and now am trying to give her as much immunity building supplements as possible. Manuka honey, Vit C, cod liver oil, coconut oil. Then I read about the Herbal Clinic, but I am presently not in Singapore. For the mummies who had gone to the clinic before, can you advice if there is any device or herbal liquids which can be bought and used to treat her at home? If yes, I can try to get someone to help me buy it.

Would really appreciate your advice, thank you very, very much!