

RHINITIS AND SINUSITIS
Almost everyone knows what it feels like to have a runny, stuffed-up nose at times. Often these symptoms are accompanied by a headache in the area around the eyes, nose and temples. People with allergies are especially prone to these symptoms. They are signs of rhinitis and sinusitis, two very common medical problems. It is estimated that up to 40 million American adults and children have one or both of these conditions. Although not life-threatening, rhinitis and sinusitis c


怎樣分清?你是感冒了,還是鼻敏感了?
當出現打噴嚏,流鼻水,鼻塞等病徵時,如何分得清是感冒了,還是鼻敏感發作呢?對於没有鼻敏感的患者,有這個徵狀可能多數都是感冒了,可是於過往都有鼻敏感病史的人來說可能就很難分得清是感冒了,還是鼻敏感了。這個分清還是很有必要的。因為會直接關係到治療的方法和效果(這個分清对醫者來說同樣重要)。 首先我們先來看一下感冒,感冒引起的噴嚏,流鼻水,鼻塞等徵狀是由於病毒(感冒菌)引起的上呼吸道感染。有的還會並發頭痛,頭重,頭暈,喉嚨痛,咳嗽,發燒等症。多數患者会會有畏寒怕冷,骨痛,身重體倦等徵狀。
而單純的鼻敏感,所出現的徵狀是非病毒性致敏源所致,其致敏源有,灰塵微粒,塵蟎、真菌、動物皮毛、羽毛、棉花絮等,還有就是環境引發因素如:冷空氣,季节變換,患者熬夜,勞作過度等因素引發。(鼻敏病人多數體質較虛,也有遺傳性為本因的,其鼻粘膜常呈敏感性狀態,一旦接觸敏感源則引發鼻敏感發作)。其徵狀除了打噴嚏,流鼻水,鼻塞等,也会會出現頭痛頭重等。但一般不會有畏寒怕冷,骨痛,身重體倦症狀。
但是感冒病毒也常常會引發鼻敏感發作,許多時候患者感冒的