8 Allergy Myths, Busted!

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• MYTH: Kev ua xua raws caij nyoog tsis muaj dab tsi loj.
• TSWV YIM: Yog tias koj tau mus txog tus neeg laus yam tsis muaj kev fab tshuaj, koj nyob hauv qhov tseeb.
• MYTH: Thaum koj pib txham lossis khaus, ntaus tshuaj sai li sai tau.
• MYTH: Kev txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv kab mob muaj txiaj ntsig tsuas yog rau mob hnyav.
• TSWV YIM: Yog tias kuv nyob hauv tsev nyob rau hnub paj ntoo siab, kuv yuav zoo siab.
• MYTH: Hauv zos ua zib ntab yog ib qho kev kho zoo.
• MYTH: Qhov ntau zaus koj ywg dej koj cov sinuses, zoo dua.
• MYTH: Tsiv mus rau lub xeev qhuav tuaj yeem tshem tawm cov tsos mob.
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Kua ntswg, qhov muag dej...Auj, tsis yog-nws yog quav nyab ib zaug ntxiv! Allergic rhinitis (aka raws caij sniffling) tau nce ob npaug hauv txhua peb lub xyoo dhau los, thiab txog 40 lab tus neeg Asmeskas tam sim no muaj nws, raws li American College of Allergy, Asthma, thiab Immunology (ACAAI). Ntau yam yuav piav qhia txog qhov sib txawv no, suav nrog huab cua thiab huab cua hloov pauv, hais tias Leonard Bielory, MD, tus kws ua xua ntawm Rutgers University. "Kev hloov pauv ib puag ncig cuam tshuam rau kev ua paug ntawm cov nroj tsuag, thiab kev ua pa rau huab cua tuaj yeem ua rau mob hnyav uas ua rau ua xua hnyav dua thiab mob hawb pob." Txhim kho kev tu cev ua si ua lub luag haujlwm thiab. Peb tau nthuav tawm tsawg dua cov kab mob, yog li peb lub cev tiv thaiv kab mob muaj peev xwm ntau dua rau qhov tshwm sim ntau dhau thaum ntsib nrog kev ua xua.

Txawm yog vim li cas los xij, yog tias koj nyob ntawm cov neeg raug kev txom nyem txhua lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav thiab lub caij nplooj zeeg, koj paub txhua yam zoo heev qhov no txhais li cas: tsis xis nyob, txhaws, thiab qaug zog. Nws tsis pab tias muaj ntau cov ntaub ntawv tsis raug tawm hais txog yuav ua li cas koj yuav tsum kho, lossis tiv thaiv, kev ua xua. Peb thov kom cov kws tshaj lij pab daws yim qhov kev xav tsis zoo.

MYTH: Kev ua xua raws caij nyoog tsis muaj dab tsi loj.

Qhov tseeb: Tej zaum lawv yuav tsis zoo li qhov loj, tab sis kev ua xua tuaj yeem ua rau nws nyuaj rau pw thiab ua rau muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev ua pa. Thiab, tswj tsis tau, lawv tuaj yeem ua rau mob hawb pob-uas tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau lub neej. Kev ua xua tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau koj txoj kev ua neej ib yam, vim tias ntau tus neeg txom nyem tsis tuaj koom kev ua si thiab ua si lom zem vim tias lawv xav tias lawv yuav tsum nyob hauv tsev, hais tias Jennifer Collins, MD, tus pab xibfwb qhia txog kev ua xua thiab tiv thaiv kab mob ntawm New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Lawv kuj yog ib qho laj thawj tseem ceeb ntawm kev tsis tuaj kawm ntawv thiab kev nthuav qhia (lub ntsiab lus koj tuaj yeem ua haujlwm lossis tsev kawm ntawv tab sis ua tsis tau ntau).

TSWV YIM: Yog tias koj tau mus txog tus neeg laus yam tsis muaj kev fab tshuaj, koj nyob hauv qhov tseeb.

REALITY: Cov tshuaj tiv thaiv rau paj ntoos los yog lwm yam tshwm sim tuaj yeem tshwm sim ntawm yuav luag txhua lub hnub nyoog. Kev ua xua ua rau muaj caj ces, tab sis koj ib puag ncig tuaj yeem txiav txim siab thaum twg cov noob yuav qhia tawm. Neal Jain, MD, tus kws tshaj lij fab tshuaj tiv thaiv kab mob hauv Gilbert, AZ, thiab ib tus phooj ywg ntawm American Academy of Allergy, Asthma hais tias "Peb pom ntau tus neeg mob txhim kho kub taub hau thawj zaug hauv lawv 20s thiab 30s." , thiab Immunology. Sim paub qhov txawv ntawm tus mob khaub thuas los ntawm kev ua xua? Koj yuav xav pom tus kws kho mob kom ntsia nws (qhov kev kuaj tawv nqaij tuaj yeem qhia pom tias qhov ua xua twg tuaj yeem ua rau koj mob), tab sis ntawm no yog ob qhov qhia: Qhov txias txias yuav daws tau hauv ob lub lis piam thiab yuav tsis ua rau koj lub qhov ntswg, qhov muag, lossis ru tsev ntawm koj lub qhov ncauj khaus.

MYTH: Thaum koj pib txham lossis khaus, ntaus tshuaj sai li sai tau.

REALITY: Yog tias xyoo tas los no yog hnoos qeev, tsis txhob ncua-koj yuav tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws los ntawm kev kho kev ua xua raws caij nyoog ua ntej koj xav tias neeg phem. Jain hais tias "Nws nyuaj dua kom tau txais cov tsos mob raws li kev tswj hwm ib zaug koj qhov ntswg qhov ntswg tau o thiab mob," Jain hais. Anti-histamines-xws li OTC kev xaiv xws li Allegra, Claritin, thiab Zyrtec-yuav tsum tau pib ob peb hnub ua ntej kev ua xua tshwm sim; lawv yuav thaiv kev tso tawm ntawm cov tshuaj histamines, cov tshuaj uas ua rau koj khaus khaus. Yog tias koj siv tshuaj tsuag qhov ntswg, koj yuav xav pib tsawg kawg ib lossis ob lub lis piam ua ntej-tsuas yog thaum koj pom ntoo pib tawg paj. Txhawm rau txheeb xyuas lub sijhawm tseeb, sab laj nrog koj tus kws kho mob lossis kev ua xua txog ntawm Pollen.com.

MYTH: Kev txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv kab mob muaj txiaj ntsig tsuas yog rau mob hnyav.

Qhov tseeb: Tau txais kev txhaj tshuaj, hu ua immunotherapy, pab txog 80 feem pua ​​​​ntawm cov neeg mob uas muaj kab mob rhinitis. Lawv txhim kho koj lub siab ntev rau kev ua txhaum cov tshuaj los ntawm kev nthuav tawm koj rau lawv me me, piav qhia Jain. "Kev txhaj tshuaj tuaj yeem kho tau koj, yog li feem ntau koj yuav tsis xav tau lwm yam tshuaj," nws hais. "Ntxiv rau, muaj qee qhov pov thawj tias lawv tuaj yeem tiv thaiv koj kom tsis txhob ua xua ntxiv thiab mob hawb pob." Lub ntsiab downside yog tias kev txhaj tshuaj yog siv sijhawm ntev; Cov neeg mob feem ntau yuav tau txhaj tshuaj txhua lub lim tiam rau thawj rau lub hlis, tom qab ntawd txhua hli rau peb xyoos. Thiab, tau kawg, muaj qhov cuam tshuam me ntsis (txawm hais tias qee tus neeg ua xua tam sim no muab cov tshuaj tiv thaiv kab mob sublingual, uas suav nrog tso rau hauv qab tus nplaig).

TSWV YIM: Yog tias kuv nyob hauv tsev nyob rau hnub paj ntoo siab, kuv yuav zoo siab.

Qhov tseeb: Txawm hais tias koj txwv koj lub sijhawm sab nraud, cov tshuaj ua xua tuaj yeem nkag rau hauv koj lub tsev. Nco ntsoov khaws lub qhov rais kaw, nqus tsev tsis tu ncua, thiab hloov cov lim dej ntawm koj lub tshuab cua txias thiab lub tshuab cua lim raws li cov chaw tsim khoom qhia. Yog tias koj xav nyob hauv qhov zoo tshaj plaws sab nraum zoov-hais, rau kev khiav-sim tawm lub taub hau thaum sawv ntxov (ua ntej 10), thaum cov paj ntoos suav zoo li qis tshaj, hais Collins. Thaum koj rov qab los, tso koj nkawm khau ntawm lub qhov rooj, tom qab ntawd da dej thiab hloov tam sim ntawd, vim paj ntoos tuaj yeem ua rau koj cov plaub hau, tawv nqaij, thiab khaub ncaws.

MYTH: Hauv zos ua zib ntab yog ib qho kev kho zoo.

Qhov tseeb: Tsis muaj cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj los txhawb txoj kev xav no, uas tuav tau tias cov zib ntab uas tsim los ntawm cov muv hauv koj lub zej zog muaj cov tshuaj tsis haum me me, thiab qhov kev siv nws tuaj yeem pab txo koj cov tshuaj tiv thaiv. Cov kws tshawb fawb ntawm University of Connecticut Health Center tau muab lub tswv yim rau kev sim thiab pom tias tsis muaj qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb ntawm cov neeg uas noj cov zib ntab hauv zos, cov zib ntab uas tsim tawm ntau, lossis cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Jain hais tias "Cov zib ntab hauv zos yuav tsis muaj paj ntoos txaus lossis cov protein kom 'desensitize' ib tug neeg," Jain hais. "Tsis tas li, muv sau paj ntoos los ntawm paj-tsis yog nyom, ntoo, thiab nroj uas ua rau tib neeg muaj teeb meem ntau."

MYTH: Qhov ntau zaus koj ywg dej koj cov sinuses, zoo dua.

Qhov tseeb: Nws muaj peev xwm ua kom dhau nws, Jain hais. Siv lub lauj kaub neti lossis nyem lub raj mis uas muaj cov dej sib tov sib xyaw thiab cov dej qab zib ua kom dej yuav ua kom cov paj ntoos thiab cov hnoos qeev tawm, uas tuaj yeem txo qhov txhaws thiab tso zis tom qab. "Tab sis peb xav tau qee yam hnoos los pab tiv thaiv kab mob, "nws piav qhia," thiab yog tias koj ntxuav ntau dhau nws tuaj yeem ua rau koj muaj kev pheej hmoo kis mob ntau ntxiv. "Nws qhia kom txwv kev tso dej rau qhov ntswg ob peb zaug hauv ib lub lis piam (lossis ib hnub rau ib mus rau ob lub lim tiam ntawm Nco ntsoov siv cov dej uas tau distilled los yog microwaved rau ib feeb kom tsis muaj menyuam, yog tias koj xav tau, koj tuaj yeem siv cov tshuaj tua kab mob saline; tsuas yog tshem tawm txhua yam nrog cov tshuaj decongestant, vim tias cov tshuaj no tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev quav tshuaj.

MYTH: Tsiv mus rau lub xeev qhuav tuaj yeem tshem tawm cov tsos mob.

Qhov tseeb: Koj tuaj yeem khiav, tab sis koj tsis tuaj yeem nkaum ntawm qhov tsis haum! Collins hais tias "Koj tuaj yeem muaj teeb meem nyob txhua qhov chaw hauv tebchaws; koj tsuas yog muaj qhov sib txawv," Collins hais. "Ntau tus neeg mob hais tias, 'Yog tias kuv tsiv mus rau Arizona, kuv yuav zoo dua,' tab sis cov suab puam muaj cov paj cactus, sagebrush, thiab pwm, thiab cov tuaj yeem ua rau cov tsos mob tshwm sim."

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