Is the breath enough to destroy your day breath only once? As soon as you next to the person, secondhand smoke continues with an unintelligible memory of the last conflict with runny nose, sneezing, congestion. For some people, the response to smoke in cigarettes is very similar to allergic reactions and I believe that "smoke allergy".
There are lots of myths of "smoke allergy" that makes it more difficult to properly treat your condition. In this article it helps to judge whether it is affected by "smoke allergy" and what you can do to protect yourself from diseases related to smoking exposure.
# 1 Myth: "Allergies to Smoke"
Nobody is really allergic to smoking. Many people claim that they are allergic to smoke made from tobacco and cigars, but in reality they are allergic to other health conditions. It is important to understand exactly why you feel like you are having an allergic attack when you are around a smoker to understand how to prevent future symptoms.
Why are there no smoke allergies? Technically smoke is not an allergen, it is irritating. This small difference explains why most people are not comfortable when taking antihistamine drugs after smoking exposure. The key to avoid problems caused by cigarette smoke is to decide what kind of susceptibility you have and how best to handle it.
Who is easy to cause "smoke allergy"?
- Children and infants
- Senior citizens
- People with allergic history (people with allergies, asthma, eczema etc)
- People exposed to heavy smoke for a long time
People who are sensitive to smoke in cigarettes may experience symptoms such as allergy, when strong smells, perfumes, weather changes or temperature changes are encountered.
Symptoms of cigarette susceptibility
Exposure to cigarette smoke may cause symptoms.
- Sneeze
- A cough
- Humorous, burning eyes
- Runny nose
- Nasal drip infusion
- Congestion
- Shortness of breath
- Headache
These symptoms appear immediately after exposure to tobacco smoke and last for hours. In addition to these symptoms, people who are in a smoky environment on a daily basis are more likely to have persistent respiratory infections such as sinusitis and bronchitis and onset of wheezing and asthma.
Exposure to cigarette smoke
A lit cigarette can release more than 4000 kinds of chemical substances into the air (80 of these are known as carcinogens or doubtful). It is almost impossible to avoid situations where people are smoking. Smoking may occur in families smoking indoors or in public places such as bars and restaurants. Depending on the severity of your reaction, the smell of someone's clothing or smoking room causes irritation. So, avoiding smoke in cigarettes is the best way to prevent "allergy of smoke", but it may not be a practical solution.
Two main types of smoke sensitivity
The best way to smoke your "allergy" is to first identify the type of susceptibility you are experiencing. There are two forms of smoke sensitivity:
- Exacerbate the allergy that underlies smoking: Your body begins to respond to all the small bits of pollen, dust, dandruff, which are normally weakened by smoke.
- Vasomotor rhinitis: It has exactly the same symptoms as allergic rhinitis (or nasal allergy), but it can not be treated with antihistamine allergy drugs.
Smoking - Worse Allergies:
Allergen is a small particle composed of proteins that dangerous intruders such as viruses and other bacteria mispronounce. Smoke contains small tar ash particles (these particles can be seen in the form of white clouds made by burning cigarettes). However, tar ash particles are not protein - based, they are a kind of carbon, so they are not the same as true allergens.
Instead of being tagged as an allergen, smoke particles are classified as irritants. Irritant may cause you considerable discomfort, exacerbate diseases such as asthma and allergies and cause other serious health problems. Therefore, medically, nobody can really cause allergy to smoking, but it may be complicated by existing allergies and other diseases.
In case of allergy or allergic asthma, smoke causes allergic reaction. Because it places an extra burden on the body and the immune system. Spots of dandruff in cats are drifting in the air, which usually did not react violently. When you smoke cigarettes, your body will no longer be able to handle allergens. Asthma is dangerous if confused when exposed to cigarette smoke.
In the following cases, you may experience complications with existing allergies.
- You know that you are allergic to pollen, pets, molds, mites and others.
- I have eczema and food allergies.
Processing
- Avoid as many situations as possible in the area you are smoking.
- Ask the Allergist to optimize your existing allergy treatment or to see if you have developed a new allergy.
- Use an air purifier to reduce the number of allergens in the atmosphere. Even small and portable air filters like household smoke are effective in removing allergens in non-smoking family rooms.
Vasomotor rhinitis:
Vasomotor rhinitis is a form of inflammation and irritation of the nose region and throat and eye. Seasonal or indoor allergies are called "allergic rhinitis". This condition is not the cause of the allergen, so it is different from the allergy type. For this reason, Vasomotor Rhinitis is sometimes called "nonallergic rhinitis". It causes many of the same symptoms that allergic reactions occur but are caused by very sensitive or excessive blood vessels within delicate tissues of the sinus region. The symptoms you experience are caused by the nervous system, not the allergen.
What this means is that people with vasomotor rhinitis will experience a lot of discomfort with the same amount of smoke while other people may be able to tolerate cigarette smoke. So, even small amounts of smoke do not react undue when complaining - these small amounts really affect you more than you around.
In addition to tobacco smoke, often strong smells and weather conditions also cause symptoms, so many aspects of the environment can cause allergy-like symptoms. Some people suffer from allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis at the same time.
In the following cases, there is a high possibility of developing vasomotor rhinitis:
- You are very sensitive to other elements like perfume, strong smell, weather change, temperature change, or spicy food.
- When walking into a slightly warm (or cooler) room, it is painfully painful for my nose to runny.
- Antihistamines do not relieve symptoms.
Processing
- Avoid as many situations as possible in places where your condition may get worse. This includes triggers of smoking and other vasomotor rhinitis, such as perfumes, burning scented candles.
- For treatment options, please consult your doctor. Counter medications like oral decongestants or saline nasal sprays may provide some remedies. Prescription drugs proven to be effective include antihistamine nasal spray (as opposed to oral antihistamine which is not normally effective for vasculitis), anti drip anticholinergic nasal spray and corticosteroid nasal spray There is.
- Because it is often the cause of many cases of vasomotor rhinitis, it limits exposure to smoke and smoke odor. Use an air purifier like household smoke to minimize contaminants in the air.
Attention to existing allergy people:
Even if you smoke a small amount of smoke over a long period of time you may actually develop new allergy or asthma. In young children, the probability of developing allergies greatly increases if the number of seconds to smoke cigarettes increases. If you live with a smoker, there is a possibility that cases of bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, and other respiratory diseases may increase.
What you can do for yourself is to make smoke that is not resistant to living space. If this is not an option, you may want to consider air purifiers as your health investment.
Some of the symptoms of sinusitis (sinus infection) resemble the vasomotor rhinitis and allergic rhinitis described in this article. If tobacco smoke is felt under the weather, please consult your doctor to diagnose your condition.
Remember: Be sure to consult a doctor or an allergist about your symptoms and treatment.
