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Symptoms of allergic rhinitis
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Typical symptoms and complaints of itching with paroxysmal sneezing, rhinorrhea and difficulty in nasal breathing are characteristic from about 3-4 years of age. However, allergic rhinitis can develop not only in infancy, but even in newborns. The main symptoms are difficulty in nasal breathing due to swelling of the mucous membrane and, as a consequence, impaired sucking. Allergic rhinitis is often accompanied by minor nosebleeds and coughing, enlargement of regional cervical lymph nodes, the appearance of peeling in the area of the folds behind the ears, sweating, and pustular lesions. Gastrointestinal disorders, flatulence and regurgitation are noted, sometimes - unexplained increases in temperature for 30-40 minutes.
At an older age, the child's appearance becomes quite characteristic: a raised upper lip, a "gothic" hard palate, malocclusion, a swollen nose due to the child often rubbing its tip (allergic "salute"), dry lips. The face becomes puffy, there are dark circles under the eyes (allergic1 circles), the child constantly wrinkles his nose due to itching (allergic tic). The general condition is characterized by agitation, irritability, touchiness, headaches. At night, the condition worsens, insomnia appears.
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