Allergic rhinitis is the allergy originated (IgE mediated) inflammatory response of the mucosa on the nasal sinuses. It is characterized by nasal itching, sneezing, watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, itching of the pharynx and the external auditory canals, inflammation of the conjunctiva and rarely the loss of sense of smell. Also, some further general symptoms might add to these (headache, tiredness, low fever, reduced concentration ability), too. Severity of symptoms greatly varies from mild to the loss of working ability... Read more...

Typical symptoms of hay fever are the following... Read more...

At least one of the typical symptoms appears several days a week, and lasts for several hours a day. Two types of fever can be distinguished depending on what kind of allergen causes the symptoms and how long it irritates the nasal mucosa. The first one called perennial rhinitis lasts during the whole year, while the other one is named seasonal fever, which lasts for a few weeks or months. The form of the latter appearing mostly in spring, in summer and early autumn is called hay fever, which denomination is generally used as a substitute for allergic rhinitis... Read more...

Allergic rhinitis, particularly seasonal allergic rhinitis are diseases which can be diagnosed simply, mostly based on the symptoms and the anamnesis... Read more...

The allergens triggering the disease are either protein or protein-carbohydrate structures, which can be of different origin ranging from the mite in our residential environment, pollen grains, and technological materials with varying molecule weight of certain professions... Read more...

The house dust mite, the spores of the mould, humours, animal fur and feather are responsible for the triggering of ’recurring’ symptoms of the perennial rhinitis which exist throughout the whole year. Symptoms. Symptoms are the same as ones of seasonal allergic rhinitis, however nasal obstruction and inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis) are frequent complications... Read more...

Practical advice for patients suffering from seasonal pollen allergy... Read more...