Allergic rhinitis, an unrecognized factor in academic delay

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2023-09-03 16:32:44

Allergic rhinitis affects one in four people in France. sementsova321 – stock.adobe.com

DECRYPTION – Allergic rhinitis can sometimes be the cause of an anxiety syndrome, or even depressive symptoms.

Children and adolescents spend a third of their lives in school, but the school environment is not always well suited to the 7% to 15% of them who, in France, suffer from allergic rhinitis.

Allergic rhinitis affects, in France, one in four people: blocked nostrils, runny and itchy nose, repeated sneezing, itchy eyes… Its manifestations can be intermittent or persist for several weeks to several months per year; they can occur throughout the year as in allergic rhinitis to house dust mites, or seasonally in case of allergy to pollens, particularly those of birch and grasses, with variations from one region to another.

In 2017, Inserm indicated that its frequency had more than tripled in twenty-five years! Among the possible causes, an unprecedented increase in exposure to allergens due to the introduction of new plant species, the extension of the pollination period associated with the…

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