Good health is a blessing. It is inevitable for a person to get sick, especially some chronic diseases, which are very torturous and can also cause chronic damage to organs. Speaking of rhinitis, I believe many people are very aware of it, because there are many patients with rhinitis, and rhinitis is also a disease that is difficult to get rid of. Can rhinitis medicine and cold medicine be taken together? What medicine should I take for rhinitis?

1. Can be taken together

In fact, compared with colds, acute rhinitis has four typical symptoms, namely nasal congestion, runny nose, nasal itching, and sneezing, while colds often Accompanied by pharyngeal discomfort, such as sore throat, tight throat, etc. Although most cold medicines now contain ingredients to relieve runny nose and sneezing and can solve certain problems in the early stages of the disease, for the treatment of rhinitis, they only "treat the symptoms but not the root cause."

Rhinitis requires special attention to local treatment of nasal mucosal blood vessels. If you only rely on taking cold medicine and delay the condition, acute rhinitis will develop into chronic rhinitis, and the treatment will be relatively complicated. The main drugs used to treat rhinitis include topical nasal steroids (first-line drugs), such as ephedrine, decongestants, and anticholinergic drugs. Although ephedrine can quickly relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion, it is best not to use it for a long time and can be discontinued as soon as the symptoms subside. If the nasal congestion is unbearable and you even cannot breathe, you can use your index finger to press the Yingxiang point on both sides of the nose. The symptoms can be relieved in a few minutes.

2. Rhinitis treatment drugs

1. Antihistamines: 2nd generation or new H1 antihistamines, which can be taken orally or nasally. They are suitable for nasal itching, sneezing and Very effective in relieving symptoms such as runny nose. It has a good effect on mild intermittent and mild persistent rhinitis, and can be used together with nasal glucocorticoids to treat severe rhinitis.

2. Glucocorticoids: Nasal glucocorticoids are very effective in relieving symptoms such as nasal itching, sneezing and runny nose. Generally, oral glucocorticoids can alleviate the condition and are suitable for short-term treatment.

3. Chromone drugs: can effectively relieve nasal symptoms, and eye drops can be used to relieve eye symptoms, which also have a certain effect.

4. Intranasal decongestants: relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion caused by nasal congestion.

5. Intranasal anticholinergic drugs: can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and nasal discharge.

6. Pregnant patients should use various drugs with caution. When using medicines for treating allergic rhinitis, you should strictly follow the doctor's advice and do not listen to rumors or use them indiscriminately.

3. Attention in daily life

First of all, patients with acute rhinitis must pay attention to keeping warm. They should try to use warm water when washing their face, drink warm water in daily life, and use less air conditioning.

Secondly, pay attention to cleaning the nasal cavity, because patients with acute rhinitis are allergic to certain substances. It is very important for patients to clean the nasal cavity every day to prevent allergic substances from remaining in the nasal cavity and aggravating the condition.

Finally, the editor would like to remind patients with acute rhinitis to pay attention to exercise. Persistence in exercise is very helpful to physical health. It can improve the patient's own resistance and immunity, and alleviate the condition. is very helpful.

4. Oral rhinitis medication

The first is antihistamines, which have good effects on nasal itching, sneezing, and runny nose, but have no effect on nasal congestion. There are currently two generations of antihistamines. The first generation includes diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine, phenergan, and Chenghunan. The second generation includes acetamine, chlorpheniramine, and cetirizine.

Anticholinergic drugs are also commonly used to treat allergic rhinitis. The traditional drug is atropine, which has no obvious effect on allergic rhinitis. The fourth generation ipratropium bromide spray is effective in treating runny nose and sneezing.

The effect of mast cell membrane stabilizer drugs in the treatment of allergic rhinitis is not obvious, and they are generally used to prevent recurrence. During the high-incidence period of allergic rhinitis, especially patients with allergic rhinitis combined with asthma, prophylactic ketone body fen can be taken a few days in advance, once a day.