Do you have Allergic Rhinitis?

What is it?
An IgE mediated immunologic response of nasal mucosa(lining of inner wall of nose) to air-borne allergens (something that cause allergic response) that occur in genetically susceptible individual.Commonly begins in childhood, but can occur anytime whenever you are exposed to allergens of your interest.

What are the symptoms?
Watery nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, sneezing and itching in the nose with or without associated itching of the eyes, palate (roof of mouth) and pharynx (throat).

But mine is only intermittent!
There are two types of Allergic Rhinitis. In Seasonal type symptoms appear around particular seasons of the year when the potential allergens are more abundant in the air. But in Perennial type symptoms persist through-out the year.

What are my allergens?
Often they are inhaled as in Pollen, mould spores (fungal spores), house dust, debris from insects or house mites (food allergies rarely cause Allergic Rhinitis).

When should I expect the symptoms after the exposure to suspected allergen?
Symptoms appear in two phases. Acute/early phase: within 5-10mins after the exposure. (Sneezing, watery nasal discharge, nasal blockage or difficulty in breathing). Late/delayed phase: 2-8 hrs later. When you live in an environment of continuous exposure you might have symptoms throughout the day with worsening at particular time, for eg, on waking up.

How will the doctor diagnose Allergic Rhinitis?
It doesn’t require much of Investigations. Even you can diagnose allergic rhinitis just by knowing its symptoms (doctors often examine you for what they called sign- but don’t bother about it). Otherwise it doesn’t require much, hardly if any, of investigations.

What complications can occur with longstanding Allergic Rhinitis? You are more prone to get:
Recurrent sinusitis, Nasal polyps, Otitis media (middle ear infection) and Asthma

How to treat Allergic Rhinitis?
Avoidance of allergens: doctors can do test to find out exactly what are your allergens. Otherwise general measures like avoiding cats or carpets, enclosing pillows and sheets with plastic sheets, wearing masks or changing work place may help.
Medical treatment: there are varieties of drugs including antihistamines, steroids, sympathommimetics and cromolyn glycate which can reduce the symptoms in acute setting as well as prevent further attacks.
Immunotherapy: a special technique of desensitization (slowly introduce allergen in small dozes for you to get used to it) of yourself to the allergens can be carried out once the medical treatment has failed.

old folks say love is blind

Old folks used to say “love is blind”. Young ppl the take wrong meaning from this. They think it means love is an excuse for them to do whatever crep they wanna do, they think “love” simply is a justification for their thoughtless actions.

Here is what they really meant by the expression “love is blind”. When a girl is in “love” with someone, be it a guy or a girl, they will not see any fault of them. No matter how much her parents try to convince her that she is being stupid, she won’t be able to see their point. As if she is really blind, as if there is a seal in her ear, she won’t be able to hear those things. She would rather intensify her efforts to strengthen the “love”. That is why it is wise not to push so much against when your daughter tell you that she is in love with this drug addict guy. Coz if u show too much of resistance, u will only hasten their marriage- either way, u lose your beloved stupid innocent daughter!

why doctors can't do politics?

What actually differentiate doctors from politicians? There are certain must have characters one ought to acquire in order to become a doctor.

1) You must be able to lie in front of the crowd, looking right into their eyes.
2) You must be a good actor, should be able to fake tears and anger even in things which your heart disagree with just to impress the crowd- like Reeko moosa (we all know his tears are just drama like what he played in early 1990s)
3) You should be a good drama queen- u know what I mean. Like how anni was hugging that woman when cops were arresting him last time.
4) You must know how to keep others in the sac- such that they will sell their own kind for you
5) You should have a high quality imagination so that you can fool old folks with impossible imaginary promises- like bridges, narudhamaa nizaamu, trans-shipment harbors, etc etc..
6) You should have secret connections with both Christians, and Jews in addition to Arabs- and always criticize Iran and N korea.
7) You should have a good gang of thugs to create disturbance among a peaceful demonstrations which are held by opposition parties.
8) Doctors can never be a good politician because they do more work than talk crep all the time