Clip thanks to www.medstores.net Allergic rhinitis is characterized by symptoms like sneezing, excess mucous production, runny nose, watery eyes, and itchy eyes, nose and throat. Caused by airborne allergens such as pollen, dust mites, pet dander, and mold spores, these upper respiratory symptoms affect approximately 35 million Americans. Such allergens will provoke symptoms of asthma for another 11 million Americans coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath due to narrowed and inflamed airways. Allergic rhinitis may be seasonal or perennial. With seasonal rhinitis, the allergy affects you when the particular allergen at issue is "in season," or blooming. You know you have perennial rhinitis, on the other hand, when your symptoms occur year round and are due to pet dander and saliva, dust, and mold. If you've suddenly developed allergies for the first time, it can be challenging to distinguish whether your symptoms are due to allergies or the common cold. As a general rule of thumb, allergy symptoms persist longer, for more than a week, at least. You might develop allergies because one or both of your parents did, although allergies to particular types of pollen, for example, do not "run in the family." You may have been exposed to certain allergens when your immune system was weakened, possibly during a virus or pregnancy.
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