As the results of a survey conducted by a major Russian news site, only 56% of people, including those who do suffer from allergies to dust supposedly are informed about who is the real source of their suffering.
In fact, the allergen acts as house dust mites, with most of it affects children. Doctors have found that two-thirds of children with asthma was the cause of the disease is allergic to house dust mites (KDP).
Cold or allergy?
Intrigue allergy KDP that it has similar symptoms to SARS, so cold, general weakness and other signs of distress adults often blamed on the cold, cold weather, and a weak immune system. However, doctors warn, if the painful condition regularly pursued for a year, in autumn and winter intensifies, the most likely reason is the body's reaction to house dust mites.
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According to an anonymous European study of 4016 people in Europe (France, Germany, Italy and Spain), 57% of respondents admitted that they felt constantly recurring symptoms within a year, coinciding with the symptoms allergy to mites house dust (constant runny nose, sneezing attacks, nasal congestion, eye irritation and breathing difficulties). 60% of them linked the symptoms with the onset of cold weather, 50% believed the cause of pollen allergy, 28% - dust and only 21% - dust mites, among whom 15% had a diagnosis "allergic to the KDP." Moreover, all 57% of the respondents confirmed that well-informed about the allergy to mites and its consequences.
Allergy symptoms negatively affect quality of life for allergy sufferers. Rhinitis, conjunctivitis, dermatitis - only a partial list of symptoms. Any of these becomes a cause of ill health, deterioration of attention, sleep loss. In children, it often leads to a decline in energy and underachievement at school. In addition, with inadequate treatment of allergy to the KDP may develop into a chronic form, and "overgrown" other forms of the disease: an allergy to pollen, cats, and other irritants.
Dust mites - who are they?
There are about 50,000 species of mites, and all of them are harmless to humans. Dust mites live almost everywhere. They are very small in size and reach almost 0, 6 mm, so to see them with the naked eye is impossible. Do not believe it, but in one gram of dust they can accommodate up to 2 thousand pieces, and the mattress - up to half a million. However, house dust mites are sinatropnymi organisms, ie, living among the people, but not causing him harm. They feed on dead skin cells, particles of hair, nails, dandruff.
As the mites cause allergies?
Despite its harmless, a few common species in Europe contain its waste products and protein bodies, which are strong irritants. The cause of allergy are not only living mites, even after their death they cause allergic reactions in humans. Considered dangerous concentration of 500 insects per gram of dust that triggers an asthma attack. If the number exceeds 1,000, then the person with a predisposition to develop chronic allergic rhinitis.
Is it possible to destroy dust mites?
According to popular myth, dust mites can "zapylesosit." But it is not. You destroy only a small fraction of organisms from the surface, but the pillows, upholstered furniture, toys will continue to multiply other colonies. Of course, dry and wet cleaning, frequent airing, observe the temperature in the apartment, wiping books, giving up carpets and other hygiene help reduce allergens and reduce their impact on the body. But even if the house you get rid of mites, then they will meet you at someone at a party, school, kindergarten, at work and elsewhere, so it is completely removed from my life dust mites fail.
How to help with allergies?
The best remedy for allergies - is the destruction of the stimulus, the allergen is an exception, however, as we said, make it virtually impossible. Symptomatic therapy of local or general purpose (antihistamine drops, sprays, tablets) is not able to resolve individual from disease, as well as to prevent the complications. Its main goal - to alleviate the symptoms of allergies, but to eliminate the disease is treated not.
According to doctors, allergists, the only way to alleviate the patient's condition is allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT). Moreover, it not only eliminates the symptoms of the disease and does not allow its transition into a more severe form, a treat allergy. The method comprises administering to the patient increasing doses of allergen extract, which is the cause of the disease. As a result, the immune system becomes resistant to the previously intolerable allergens. The positive effect of the treatment is observed in the first year of immunotherapy, and after a full course (3 to 5 years), the patient begins a long remission. Depending on the drug treatment can be carried out for both adults and children from five years old, but not necessarily prescribed by a doctor. The main thing - to avoid common mistakes, and at the first symptoms of the disease to apply to the allergist, especially when it comes to the health of the child.
"Diagnosis is complicated by the similarity mite allergy symptoms with chronic respiratory diseases non-allergic nature, and the children who are allergic to house dust mites are especially prone to infection and inflammation with symptoms such as otitis media, sinusitis, tonsillitis. In adult patients, it is - sleep disturbance and its consequences. Without adequate treatment can develop asthma. To avoid complications and to stabilize the allergy applied allergen-specific immunotherapy. Today is the only way to get rid of allergies for a long time and stop progression of the disease in more severe forms. Matches drug allergist in accordance with the severity of the disease, age and way of life of the patient. "
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