“Do not memorize home allergy medicine”
“Allergy patients should be systematically examined every year”
Otorhinolaryngology Specialist Physician Akif İşlek said, “It can cause permanent lung damage in children in the long term,” about allergies, which are common especially during seasonal transitions. Dr. Emphasizing that patients should not use drugs by rote, İşlek said, “New drugs should be started after the necessary medical examination. Medication changes may be required against different infections that develop as well as allergies.
Acıbadem Eskişehir Hospital Otorhinolaryngology Specialist Doctor Akif İşlek said that allergies, which many people strive for, reduce their quality of life and cause bigger problems with the lack of appropriate treatment methods. Dr. Busy said that allergies, which are kept under control with regular supervision and appropriate drug treatment, cause diseases that require surgery in adults and permanent lung damage in children.
“It can last not only seasonally but also year-long”
Stating that different types of allergies are seen in individuals who encounter allergy symptoms, Dr. Busy, from the value of diagnosis and treatment, “Allergy has its own recipes. Allergic; It is a cluster of diseases that requires the cooperation of many parts such as chest, child and ear nose and throat. For example, allergies and asthma are a common disease. In general, sneezing and tearing, eye redness, popular itching, itching in the nose and palate, pressure in the ear, itching sensation come to mind. The most common and most common allergy, which usually appears in spring with flowers and pollen, is seasonal allergy. But there are also different allergies. Some of them can last all year. However, it can show the same symptoms with seasonal allergies.
“Some tests are done on the skin or blood”
Stating that the necessary tests were carried out by communicating the symptoms to the physicians, and thus the allergy was detected, Dr. İşlek also said the precautions to be taken: “House dust, pet hair, some foods, some smells, some perfumes can cause allergies. We ask our patients to self-review and report their symptoms to their physicians when encountered. Then some tests are done on the skin or blood. Then we try to determine the type of allergy,” he said.
“Carpet, pillow, bed sheets should be removed”
Emphasizing that the first thing to do after the detection of the allergen is to stay away from exposure with “life change”, Dr. “Even if it is not possible to stay away, we recommend the use of masks. It is necessary to provide ventilation, a humid housing environment for small microorganisms, which we have mentioned as residential dust, and to remove fabric derivatives such as carpets, pillows and sheets as much as possible. If it cannot be removed, it should be washed very often. These patients require medical treatment as well as life changes.” he said.
“It can cause long-term permanent lung damage in children”
Mentioning that different allergy symptoms can be seen in adults and children, Dr. İşlek said, “Allergy reduces the quality of life and creates limitations in the social environment. Sometimes there is a runny nose that does not stop. Other than that, there may be repeated sneezing and nasal congestion. These symptoms lead to frequent infections. The easiest of these infections are seasonal flu and colds. In significant sizes, it may predispose to bacterial sinusitis or sinusitis with complications. In some genera, chronic fungal infections can settle.
Dr. Indicating that in patients who are not treated adequately, there may be sinusitis that does not heal within two or three months and requires surgery, he said, “Allergies can obviously cause the concha and adenoids to grow in shape. It can cause children to have bronchitis with frequent post-nasal drip and, presumably, cause permanent lung damage in the long term.”
“Medicine should be used after regular inspection every year”
Recommending that people struggling with allergies should have regular medical check-ups every year instead of using the drugs in the house when there is any allergy symptom. Islek stated that the disease can be differentiated. Emphasizing that appropriate drugs should be used after the annual inspections, İşlek said:
“Adults or children need to take their necessary medications when the allergy season comes, knowing their symptoms. However, we strongly recommend that they be examined due to the differences that may occur in allergies. Instead of using the allergy medications in the house by heart, new drugs should be started after the necessary inspections. If there are different infections associated with allergies, medication changes may be required. That’s why regular auditing every year is valuable.”
