More Work-related Allergies

Imagine that you are a masonry worker and if you have developed contact dermatitis due to cement, you would have to choose between continuing with your work or to be extremely careful to avoid contact with cement. That is a difficult thing to do.

There are many such work related allergies, each with it's dilemma. One teacher patient of mine had hand allergy due to the use of chalk (I thought we dont use chalk in the classroom anymore!) and another young school girl had allergic conjunctivitis (itchy red eyes) who was also allergic to chalk. She got much better when she went to university. I suppose they don't use chalk there anymore.

Grass pollen allergies are common in farmers and are difficult to manage.

There are also many work-related allergies occuring in factories such as chrome allery of hands (especially in cement factories), work dust allergy (for work that have a lot of dust), paint and turpentine allergy (common in furniture workers) and the list goes on and on.

Lesson: IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR YOUR WORK TO CAUSE YOU ALLEGIES

My learning continues.

Running Noses

Many people have been suffering from a running or stuffy nose for a very, very long time and have been on antihistamine or nasal sprays. A lot of sufferers have resigned themselves to the fact that they have to suffer such symptoms forever. 

They do not have to.

There are two main categories of causes:

1. Temperature changes 
2. Allergens in the atmosphere.

The culprits are usually due to house dust mites, moulds (airborne spores), pet dander, dust particles, smoke/smog, grass and plant pollen (the grass pollen in the east differ from those which cause seasonal rhinitis/runny nose in the west) and in my part of the world (Malaysia) I have found that joss sticks, mosquito repellents (coils or electric) can also cause this problem.          

Unlike food, airborne allergens are difficult to avoid totally. It is possible to desensitise the sufferer ageist the allergen by producing holistic drops which neutralise the effect of the allergen, thereby decreasing the sensitvity to the allergen.

There are also patients who get running nose by consuming coffee or tea, exposure to perfumes and even seafood but these causes are less common.

Most nasal allergy are caused by airborne allergens

My learning continues.......