Can minimally invasive surgery eliminate the worry of rhinitis?

Allergic rhinitis, which is commonly known as allergic rhinitis. It often affects daily life at any time. I can't stop sneezing and my nose often runs uncontrollably. What’s even more disconcerting is that the effects of oral medications, nasal sprays, and ointments aren’t very good. Often, after a short relief, it will come back again without stopping. So is there any way to make it stop worrying us?

Allergic rhinitis (AR), also known as allergic rhinitis, refers to nasal symptoms caused by allergens, including nasal itching, sneezing, nasal congestion, and clear nasal discharge, as well as extranasal symptoms such as itchy eyes, itchy ears, chronic cough, skin urticaria, or bronchial asthma caused by them. The onset of the disease has obvious seasonality. Most patients with allergic rhinitis are prone to the disease in the spring when pollen is floating. After this season, there is less pollen in the air and rhinitis will be alleviated. However, if symptoms are severe, minimally invasive endoscopic surgery is a treatment option worth considering.

1. Allergic rhinitis seriously affects the quality of life

Allergic rhinitis can occur at any age, but is more common in young people. It will have a huge negative impact on the patient's quality of life. For children in the growth and development period, nocturnal nasal congestion will significantly reduce the quality of sleep, produce chronic hypoxia symptoms, and affect intellectual and physical development. Many children show snoring and breath holding at night, which is medically known as "obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome." For adults, frequent occurrence of symptoms can seriously affect their sleep, work and quality of life. Various embarrassing situations often occur in daily interactions, which have a serious negative impact on personal image.

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the best treatment for allergic rhinitis should include a comprehensive treatment plan that includes prevention of allergens, drug therapy, desensitization therapy, and good patient education. For patients with combined nasal septum deviation, nasal polyps, and turbinate hypertrophy, surgical treatment can effectively relieve symptoms.

Endoscopic surgery: a good way to relieve allergic rhinitis

Some patients with intractable allergic rhinitis often encounter problems such as being unable to completely avoid allergens. Some patients also experience unsatisfactory effects of drug treatment or are very worried about the side effects of long-term drug treatment. For such patients, the use of minimally invasive endoscopic highly selective posterior nasal nerve + anterior ethmoid nerve resection is a good treatment option. Surgery can cut off part of the parasympathetic nerves of the nasal mucosa, thereby reducing the sensitivity of the nasal mucosa to allergen stimulation, thereby achieving the purpose of alleviating allergic symptoms.

The highly selective posterior nasal nerve + anterior ethmoid nerve resection under nasal endoscopy is performed entirely under a high-definition nasal endoscope system. First, the posterior nasal nerve and anterior ethmoid nerve branches are accurately located, and then they are cut off using an electric knife or low-temperature plasma. Intraoperative bleeding generally does not exceed 10ml. At present, surgery has been proven to have good short-term therapeutic effects in the treatment of refractory allergic rhinitis. It can alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis and reduce the frequency of drug intake, thereby significantly improving the patient's quality of life.

2. Allergic rhinitis cannot be cured

Although there are corresponding methods for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, under current medical conditions, no matter what treatment method is used, including prevention of allergens, medication, desensitization and surgical treatment, it can only relieve the symptoms of rhinitis but cannot completely "cure" allergic rhinitis. In addition, some patients' rhinitis symptoms have a great impact on their daily lives and they hope to undergo surgical treatment. However, surgical treatment has strict indications, and patients should consult a specialist in detail to determine the most suitable treatment method for them.

3. Notes on rhinitis

For example, 90% of allergic rhinitis patients are allergic to dust mites, and there are dust mites in the air. It is impossible for people not to breathe, so it is impossible not to be exposed to dust mites, and of course there is no way to talk about a cure. Therefore, patients should have a correct understanding of allergic rhinitis. Finally, there is a scientific treatment plan. Rinse your nasal cavity twice a day. It can not only wash away most of the dust mites in the nasal cavity, but also effectively remove the inflammatory mediators in the nasal mucus. This is essential for patients with allergic rhinitis, so remember not to be lazy. Try to stay away from allergens as much as possible. As mentioned before, it is unrealistic to completely isolate allergens, so you have to stay away from allergens as much as possible. If financial conditions allow, use anti-mite pillows. Let me teach you a trick: buy a piece of pure cotton white cloth, boil the starch off the cloth with boiling water, and then fold it into a pillow of the right height and size for you. It is easy to wash and very dense, making it difficult for mites to enter.

There should not be any furry items on the bed, such as towels, blankets, plush toys, etc. Sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases should all be made of smooth pure cotton cloth. In addition, the air conditioner screen should be washed weekly, the room must be vacuumed, and clothes should be hung out to dry frequently. The above methods to keep away dust mites should not be considered troublesome. Warm reminder: For patients with respiratory diseases and friends who want to treat rhinitis, some common prescriptions are not effective for all rhinitis. After all, the factors that cause rhinitis are diverse, and because of different physical constitutions, the methods adopted are also different. Hope everyone can find the one that suits them best. "Dr. Chen Yangsheng, a Chinese medicine doctor specializing in otolaryngology, specializes in the field of respiratory diseases. He has devoted himself to the research and specialization of various stubborn rhinitis for thirteen years. He is very experienced. If you have any problems regarding rhinitis, you can consult him at any time and he will give you a prescription based on your own condition. Only targeted treatment can eradicate the root cause of the disease. When you are sick, you must not delay and seek treatment from a regular doctor. Do not take medicine indiscriminately. You cannot afford the harm of rhinitis. Provide you with more practical methods of prevention and treatment. May you recover soon!