Is allergic rhinitis contagious?

Video content is professionally consulted by Dr., BS. Nguyen Van Dinh, Head of Respiratory - Asthma - Clinical Allergy and Immunology Unit, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital

In respiratory diseases, allergic rhinitis is the most common, depending on the severity and cause of the disease, the doctor will have different treatment regimens, usually the patient will be treated specifically, treatment with drugs, surgery or changes in daily life.
Allergic rhinitis is a systemic disease but only manifests in the nose because the nasal mucosa is very sensitive to pathogens. Many people do not know what allergic rhinitis is, but in fact, this is a very common disease, without any rule, just being exposed to allergens will cause a hypersensitivity reaction in the mucosa. nose and cause symptoms in patients.
Allergic rhinitis often appears in waves, in each episode there will be typical symptoms, allergic attacks often come quickly and go quickly. Patients with allergic rhinitis may initially feel itchy nose, then spread deep into the sinuses, up the face and down the throat, spread to the outer ear canal, sneezing continuously and sometimes stuffy, blocked nose. In some cases, there are also digestive diseases such as bloating, bloating, and possibly diarrhea.
Most patients with allergic rhinitis do not get worse and just stay around the symptoms they used to have when they were sick. There are also some cases of infections that cause acute rhinitis, sinusitis, ear, or throat infection. May also progress to nasal polyps, sinus later.
Is allergic rhinitis contagious is a question of many people, in this regard, specialists say that allergic rhinitis is not contagious, this is a disease with an allergic mechanism, not a disease. infectious and therefore cannot be transmitted from person to person.
However, to help increase the effectiveness of the treatment of allergic rhinitis, as soon as there are symptoms or suspicion of disease, the patient should see an otolaryngologist for early diagnosis and treatment. . Do not self-diagnose the disease as well as buy medicine to treat it yourself.