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Allergies and ، asthma are very common in Australia ، and New Zealand . Around 1 in 3 people will develop
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allergies some time during their life about 1 in 10 will develop asthma. Far from being a trivial inconvenience
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allergies have a significant impact on quality of life and are associated with other medical conditions.
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Severe allergic reactions(anaphylaxis)can even be life threatening. Unfortunately, many people confuse myth
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with reality in the way they view and treat allergies and asthma.
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Allergies are a serious problem in Australia and should not be ignored. Untreated allergies have a significant
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impact on quality of life. Allergic rhinitis ( hay fever ) for example , results in poor quality sleep , fatigue and
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daytime sleepiness. Adults find it harder to think and function at work, suffer from greater absenteeism and
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more work - related injury . They are more irritable and moody than healthier ، people and find it harder to
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make important decisions . School - aged children with allergic rhinitis ، can do poorly in examinations and
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often cannot recall information taught during class.
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Untreated allergies can also worsen other chronic respiratory problems such as asthma , sinusitis and skin
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disorders such as eczema and urticaria (hives). Some allergies to foods, drugs and insect stings can lead to
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a potentially life threatening ، reaction called anaphylaxis - a systemic allergic ، reaction which can be fatal
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and leads to the death of 10 to 20 Australians each year.
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Babies who are born to smoking mothers have a greater chance of developing asthma than children of non
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smoking mothers. Smoking is also a known trigger of asthma attacks and should not be ignored.
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So if you must smoke, do it outside and away from your children.
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Seasonal allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hayfever, is caused by allergy to pollen, rather than hay.
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Pollen allergy tends to be due to air borne pollen from wind pollinated grass, weed and tree species.
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By contrast, the pollen of flowering plants is large and sticky, does not blow very far, and requires birds and
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bees for pollination. Therefore, when people complain that scented flowers trouble them, it is usually due to
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chemical irritation from the perfume that makes them sneeze rather than the pollen.
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