A prospective study of Allergic Rhinitis in children & its Homoeopathic management.
Allergic rhinitis is one of the most commonly diagnosed health disorders among children. Allergic Rhinitis affects up to 20 percent of children. Boys are twice as likely to get allergic rhinitis as girls. The average age of onset of the condition is 10 years old, meaning that equal number of children develop the condition before and after age 10. Half of the children develop the condition before age 10, and half after that time. Allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic disease in children. About one in five children has symptoms by the age of 2 or 3 years. A study has found that 42% of children were diagnosed with allergic rhinitis by the age of six. Commonly called “hay fever”. Allergic symptoms can have a profound effect on a child’s health, behavior and ability to learn. Left untreated, allergic rhinitis also can lead to a host of other serious conditions, including asthma, recurrent middle-ear infections, sinusitis, sleep disorders and chronic cough.The present study was undertaken to fulfill the following objectives:
Aims and Objectives:
To study the pattern of presentation of
allergic rhinitis in children.
• To study the Homoeopathic management of allergic
rhinitis in children.
• To study the efficacy of Homoeopathic remedies in
the treatment of allergic rhinitis in children.
Material and Methods:
SOURCES OF DATA
The subject for this study was taken from vast data of patients
from clinics of Homeocare International.
METHOD OF COLLECTION OF DATA (INCLUDING
SAMPLING PROCEDURE, (IF ANY)
Following is the inclusion criteria fixed for the study:
Subjects from 2-20 years and of both the sexes irrespective
of socioeconomic status.
Following is the exclusion criteria fixed for the study:
• Subjects with active treatment for any other chronic
disease.
• Subjects with worm infestations having high eosinophil
count.
Patients were selected on the basis of inclusion & exclusion
criteria. A detailed case history was taken with clinical
presentation and necessary investigations were done.
Patients were reviewed on every 15nth day for the first
two months and later every 30 days for the remaining period
of study.
No sampling procedure was adapted.
All the cases of allergic rhinitis were taken for the study,
between the periods of December 2007 to 31st December 2008.
Total Number of cases = 577.
CRITERIA OF BASIC ASSESSMENT OF
RESPONSE:
(A) Subjective: General condition; Appetite; Thirst; Bowels;
Sleep; Itching.
(B) Objective: Sneezes; Nasal discharge; Nasal obstruction.
Results:
1) To study the pattern of presentation of Allergic rhinitis
in children.
| S.NO |
PRESENTING COMPLAINTS |
No. of CASES |
PERCENTAGE (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sneezing |
421 |
73% |
| 2 |
Nasal discharge |
358 |
62
% |
| 3 |
Cough |
328 |
57% |
4 |
Itching of eyes |
294 |
51% |
5 |
Itching
of nostrils |
265 |
45% |
6 |
Increased lachrymation |
202 |
35% |
7 |
Mouth breathing |
150 |
26% |
8 |
Nasal obstruction |
150 |
26% |
2) To study the Homoeopathic management of Allergic Rhinitis
in children.
REMEDIES USED:
| S.NO |
REMEDY USED |
No. of CASES |
PERCENTAGE (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ars Alb |
150 |
26% |
| 2 |
Nux Vom |
92 |
16
% |
| 3 |
Pulsatilla |
75 |
13% |
4 |
Sulphur |
51 |
9% |
5 |
Nat Mur |
51 |
9% |
6 |
Kali mur |
23 |
4% |
7 |
Silicea |
51 |
9% |
8 |
Calc carb |
23 |
4% |
9 |
Nat sulph | 29 |
5% |
10 |
Kali bich | 29 |
5% |
To study the efficacy of Homoeopathic
remedies in the treatment of Allergic rhinitis in children.
Recovered: 85%
Improving: 10%
Not improving: 5%
Conclusion:
The following valid conclusion can be drawn from the study.
1. T he maximum incidence of the patients suffering from
allergic rhinitis is in the age group of 2-20 years.
Males were found to be more prone to allergic rhinitis compared
to females in this study.
The constitutional remedies which gave maximum benefit to the patients were mainly Ars Album, Nux Vom, Pulsatilla, Sulphur, Nat Mur, Kali mur, Silicea, Calc carb, Natrum sulph & Kali bich.
The constitutional remedies gave maximum relief to the patients. The patient improved faster after the administration of constitutional remedies.
The miasmatic and constitutional approach of treatment was only successful when they were integrated.
Homoeopathic Management of Allergic rhinitis is able to annihilate the disease and helps to reduce the intensity and frequency of the episode of Allergic rhinitis.
There is a better scope in Homoeopathy for the treatment
of Allergic rhinitis, since the treatment is based on holistic
and individualistic approach.
Homoeopathic remedies not only annihilate the disease but
also prevent the complications associated with it. However
further studies need to be carried out to understand the
finer menaces of the disease.
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