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asthma and allergy

i am 42 years male suffering from dust allergy,while waking up i have sneezing in morning , nose block in winter seasons & not able to identify smell of any thing.kindly advice.

thanks,
C.Gowtham,
India
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Hello and hope you are doing well.

It is evident from your history that you could most probably be suffering from allergic rhinitis and asthma. Both these diseases are usually triggered by an allergen. These allergens, when exposed to initiate immune mediated reactions which will result in the symptoms you experience. The allergic history usually runs in families.

So, the problem can be tackled at three levels. At the allergen level, where you can consult an allergy specialist, who after doing some skin tests, will be able to specify some allergens. You can either avoid exposure to these allergens or desensitize yourself.

The second level is prevention of the attacks. For this, there are steroidal sprays for allergic rhinitis and steroid inhalers for asthma. The steroid content is very minimal in both, sprays and inhalers and long-term use will prevent attacks.

When you have an attack, you can use an antihistamine (like Cetzine) for allergic rhinitis. Cetzine is not a steroid and all antihistamines will have some sedative effects. For wheezing, during the attacks, you can use Asthalin.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
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Do you use dairy?  If so, you should try stopping it, especially milk.  Once I identified my food sensitivities and stopped the foods, especially milk, my allergies almost went away.  

For dust allergy, put a dust cover over your mattress and pillows to hold the dust mites and their feces inside.  They are the main issue with dust allergies.  Clean out your heating and AC ducts and keep filters changed out.  Besides all this, my parents keep an air filter running at all times in their room.  

If you have acid reflux, which is a hidden problem for some people, it can cause a lot of cases of asthma., so that needs to be treated if it is contributing.  
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