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The Allergy/Sinusitis/Rhinitis
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Think you can just ignore allergies and maybe
they will go away? No way. Research
and doctors' experience show that if you don't take care of your
allergies you could be heading for something worse…sinus infections.
But, as allergists know, if you do take
care of those allergies early through medications and/or immunotherapy
or shots, it often results in significant or complete improvement.
Allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever,
is an underlying condition in over 50% of patients with chronic
rhinosinusitis. So it's essential to treat allergy-rhinosinusitis
for both conditions at the same time in order to provide the best
outcome.
Why do they seem to overlap? Because
allergies cause swelling and blockage of the tiny holes which allow
drainage of mucus from the sinuses. In addition, the allergies may
cause swelling inside the sinuses and inside the nose. It is
critical that patients with allergies control their environment
in order to control their sinusitis.
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