Hyeonggaeyeongyo-tang (HYT) is an ancient formula of oriental medicine traditionally used to treat rhinitis; however, clinical evidence has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term and long-term efficacy and safety of HYT for chronic rhinitis. Adult subjects with chronic rhinitis symptoms were recruited. The subjects received HYT for 4 weeks and had foll...

Familiarity with the diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis is important for physicians concerned with the nasal airway. Allergic rhinitis is a common and manageable condition that may cause persistent or intermittent symptoms that vary as to duration and severity. Allergic rhinitis impairs quality of life, sleep, school performance, and productivity on a scale that compares with other c...

Background This research aims at exploring the efficacy of homeopathic medicines in allergic rhinitis whose prevalence is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. India has an estimated number of 15-20 million patients with asthma and 30-80% of these suffer from allergic rhinitis. So, allergic rhinitis is considered as a major chronic respiratory disease due to its prevalence, impac...

This article examines the relationships between allergic rhinitis and hypertension, chronic sinusitis and hypertension, and asthma and hypertension. Previous studies have demonstrated that men reporting seasonal or chronic rhinitis had on average a 3.5 mm Hg higher systolic blood pressure than those without allergic rhinitis. Proposed mechanisms to the relationship between allergic rhinitis and...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the evidence on allergic rhinitis as a predictor for a prolonged or chronic course in adult patients with acute rhinosinusitis. DATA SOURCES Pubmed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library. REVIEW METHODS A systematic literature search was performed on March 15, 2013. During screening of title and abstract, 3 authors independently selected studies on allergic rhi...

how to cite this article: ghaffari j, abbaskhanian a, jalili m, yazdani charati y. iq score of children with persistent or perennial allergic rhinitis: comparison with healthy children. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer; 8(3): 44-48.   abstract objective prevalence of allergies is different around the world. allergic rhinitis is a common chronic disease in children. intelligence quotient (iq) is...

Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is prevalent among children in such a way that it is the most common cause of hearing loss and surgery in childhood. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated hypersensitivity has been proposed as a causative factor in the development of OME; however, there has been contrasting data in this regard. Therefore, the present study aimed to detect the possi...

Background: Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disorder of the upper airways. Although several oxidants and antioxidants are likely to be involved, alterations in only limited parameters have been studied. Objective: In this study an attempt has been made to study the oxidant-antioxidant imbalance by investigating changes in a wide range of oxidants and antioxidants in the blood. Methods: Blo...