There are many complications and diseases that could be associated with allergic rhinitis. The paragraph below mentioned some of them.
- Complications affect the daily performance and quality of life such as sleep disturbance, daytime tiredness, headaches and poor concentration.
- Bronchial asthma is a chronic respiratory illness, affecting the airways, making breathing difficult. It occurs mainly due to the inflammation and swelling of the airways, plus secretion of mucus that can cause obstruction and promote further breathing difficulties. The presence of allergic rhinitis (seasonal or perennial) significantly increases the probability of asthma - up to 40 percent of people with allergic rhinitis have or will have asthma.
- Otitis Media: Inflammation of the middle ear usually due to dysfunction of Eustachian (auditory) tube. It is commonly happen as a result of viral or bacterial infection. Children have higher tendency to develop otitis media because their auditory tubes are small, soft and horizontal. This make the infection spread easily from the adjacent structures like nose or throat.
- Rhino-sinusitis: Inflammation of the sinuses. Same as ears, the sinuses are also connected with the nose, so they could be affected by nose diseases.
- Nasal polyps: These are benign, fleshy swelling growths from the mucous membrane of the sinuses or nose. They cause a profound feeling of nasal blockage.
- Allergic conjunctivitis: This is the inflammation of the conjunctiva that occurs because of allergy.
- Atopic dermatitis: An allergy that causes skin rash.
