Larming or scratching their eyes, a fluid or obstructed nose or even an irritated throat … almost one in three adults and 20% of children over nine years suffer every year by seasonal rhinitis caused by an allergy to policy .
Since Wednesday, February 19, the three quarters of the country, with the exception of the northwest facade, have been put on a red alert due to the risk of allergy by the National Aerobiological Surveillance Network (RNSA). The softness of temperatures promotes the flowering of the trees and the emission of a large amount of policy in the air.
Rinse hair, avoid outdoor activities …
To limit the risk of allergy, simple gestures are recommended. At home, the hair must be rinsed at night before bedtime, ventilate at least ten minutes a day, but preferably before getting up or after sunset to avoid polenses, more present during the day, do not place inside.
It is necessary to “worsen the symptoms by adding irritating or allergenic factors” in its cabin, according to the Ministry of Health, such as tobacco, cleaning or DIY products, interior perfumes, ‘incense, candles …
Outside, where the risks are higher, it is better to refrain from carrying out activities “that lead to an overexposure to the polenses.” For example, cut the grass, taking care of your garden or jogging … “If necessary, favor the end of the day and the port of the protective glasses and a mask,” notice the ministry.
Avoid drying outdoor clothes or closing car windows in case of travel.
“The simplest gestures are, in the first place, the gestures of hygiene, such as washing your nose with seawater,” said BFMTV Philippe Bellaiche, a pharmacist.
Antihistamines block the molecule responsible for symptoms
But sometimes these simple gestures are not enough. Then you must resort to your pharmacist or medical to obtain antihistamine medications. “Antihistamines block the production of histamine (a molecule, editor’s note) that is responsible for symptoms such as swelling, redness, itching, sneezing, etc.”, specifies health insurance.
Before adding: “They are taken orally in the form of oral tablets or solutions. They also exist for local treatments in cream, nasal solutions in case of allergic rhinitis.” Some antihistamines are only available in a recipe.
“We also have a natural alternative based on seawater and eucalyptus essential oil, for example,” says the pharmacist Philippe Bellaiche.
Desensitization to become long -term tolerant
To deal with the long -term problem, there is a solution recommended by allergists called desensitization. However, it must do it in advance, that is, in autumn, because this process lasts several months.
“The principle is to absorb small amounts of polenes and repeat it for a few months, for the moment, the body has become tolerant of these polenses,” explains the allergist Sophie Silcret-Grieu.
Ameli specifies that desensitization is not possible in case of an immune deficit, before the age of five, in case of pregnancy, severe asthma or in the case of taking beta blockers.
During this period, it is the polenses of the hazelnuts and centers who can greatly disturb the Allerks throughout the territory. When Ciprés Pólins, Thuyas and Enbuner will prefer to affect the inhabitants of the southwest and southeast of the country.
If it is normal to have so many departments in red surveillance in February because it is the “usual period of flowering of these species”, Samuel Monnier, an engineer in the RNSA, points out that this flowering is done “before and before” because the winters are increasingly gentle.
Source: BFM TV
