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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Le Van Quang - Ear, Nose Throat Doctor - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital. BSCKI. Le Van Quang is an expert in the field of ENT with 15 years of experience.Rhinitis of pregnancy can be seen in about 20% of pregnant women, gestational rhinitis causes discomfort, affects the quality of life of pregnant women, causes a number of complications affecting the quality of life. to mother and baby health.
1. What is Rhinitis of Pregnancy?
Pregnancy rhinitis is a condition in which a pregnant woman has a stuffy nose that lasts 6 weeks during pregnancy without other symptoms indicating a respiratory infection and clears up completely within 2 weeks. after birth.
Pregnancy rhinitis can be confused with other pathological rhinitis, leading to incorrect drug use affecting the health of pregnant women. Because the symptoms of pregnancy rhinitis are quite similar to some respiratory diseases, it is easy to mistake them for diseases such as sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, respiratory infections, drug-induced rhinitis...
Symptoms Pregnancy rhinitis:
The main sign is a stuffy nose, often stuffy nose continuously for more than 6 weeks during pregnancy, more stuffy nose when sleeping, affecting the sleep of pregnant women. Runny nose, accompanied by sneezing.
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Some signs to distinguish are: The patient is not accompanied by fever, headache, body aches, itchy nose... The signs of the disease disappear after about 2 weeks of birth. When nasal congestion often occurs, making pregnant women have to breathe through their mouth often, nasal congestion causes insufficient oxygen supply according to the body's needs, lack of oxygen in mother and fetus will lead to a number of complications. Symptoms such as:
High blood pressure Fetal growth retardation In utero There is a risk of preeclampsia In addition, frequent runny and stuffy nose can lead to microbial superinfection that can lead to inflammation Chronic nasal congestion, sore throat ... during pregnancy In addition, nasal congestion also affects the quality of sleep of pregnant women. Causes fatigue, hard work to concentrate, stress, body weakness...
2. Causes of rhinitis during pregnancy
The cause of pregnancy rhinitis is due to hormonal factors. Which is mainly related to the hormone estrogen. Estrogen hormone increases during pregnancy, it stimulates the swelling of the nasal mucosa, when the nasal mucosa is swollen, it will lead to nasal congestion. In addition, estrogen also increases the histamine receptors in the cells, small blood vessels increase mucus secretion, worse can cause congestion and hypertrophy of the nasal bridge.
Risk factors for pregnancy rhinitis: Not all pregnant women have gestational rhinitis, it is found that gestational rhinitis occurs in about 20-30% of pregnant women. Some of the risk factors that increase the risk of the disease may be
Smoking can be active smoking or regular inhalation of secondhand smoke. Frequent exposure to polluted environment, smoke, house dust... Have a history of allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps or vasomotor rhinitis. In those with a previous medical history, symptoms may increase during the third trimester of pregnancy.
3. How to overcome pregnancy rhinitis
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Pregnant women need to be careful when using any medicine, because drugs have an impact on the fetus, so when sick, it is necessary to examine and treat drugs under the guidance of a doctor. Avoid self-medicating with drugs that are dangerous to the health of the unborn baby.
When you have rhinitis during pregnancy, the typical symptoms that cause discomfort and affect pregnant women are the stuffy nose, stuffy nose while sleeping. Some measures to overcome nasal congestion and limit pregnancy rhinitis:
Elevate the pillow when sleeping: Elevate the pillow when sleeping to help the mucus in the nose escape more easily, improving the condition. stuffy nose. However, it should not be placed too high, only about 30-40 degrees above the bed surface. Note that pregnant women with cervical spine disease should not perform. Drop the nose with warm physiological saline: Clean the nose with salt water for the purpose of thinning mucus, making it easier to escape, preventing infection, limiting nasal congestion. Can be cleaned several times a day. Drink a lot of water, exercise gently: Help the body reduce fatigue, improve sleep. Nasal steaming: It is possible to do nasal inhalation with essential oils or physiological saline to help clear the airways, thin mucus, reduce nasal congestion and help pregnant women reduce stress and fatigue.
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In addition to avoid pregnancy rhinitis, pregnant women should avoid exposure to cigarette smoke, do not smoke, avoid frequent exposure to dusty, polluted environments... For those with a history of Nasal polyps should resolve before pregnancy. When having rhinitis during pregnancy, applying measures to relieve nasal congestion are not effective. This condition seriously affects the quality of life, the quality of sleep of pregnant women need to see a doctor for advice and treatment to avoid complications for mother and fetus.
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