Allergic Rhinitis: Impact and Common Triggers in Primary School Children in Calabar, Nigeria
Francis PM1, Adekanye AG1*, Umana AN1, Omotoso AJ2, MgbeRB1 and NwaorguOGB3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Calabar, Nigeria
2Department of Pathology, University of Calabar, Nigeria
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, Nigeria
Submission: July 16, 2019; Published: July 30, 2019
*Corresponding author:Adekanye AG, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Calabar, Nigeria
How to cite this article: Francis PM, Adekanye AG, Umana AN, Omotoso AJ, MgbeRB, NwaorguOGB. Allergic Rhinitis: Impact and Common Triggers in Primary School Children in Calabar, Nigeria. Glob J Oto, 2019; 20(4): 556043. DOI: 10.19080/GJO.2019.20.556043
Introduction
Allergic rhinitis (AR) and its co morbidities like asthma, sinusitis, and otitis media with effusion have a profound impact on the daily lives of children. Many of the problems go completely unnoticed as children often fail to share them at home or at school. It may result in day – time fatigue, as well as sleeplessness and impairment of cognition and memory. This may significantly affect the learning process and thus impacts on school performance and all these aspects upset the family [1]. Children with AR are often embarrassed in school and have decreased social interaction that significantly hampers the process of learning and school performance [2]. The adverse effects of some medications used for treatment often compoundthese problems [3]. The risk factors of allergic rhinitis include the following dust, moulds, weather changes, pollen, pets and exposure to tobacco smoking.
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