The Agony and The Allergy
Know a snot-nosed kid?
Odds are the tyke isn’t an obnoxious brat but a sweet, albeit congested, victim of seasonal allergies.
Pollen, grass and mold wreak havoc on 17 percent of the nation’s adults and children, especially in the spring. A recent nationwide survey shows just how significantly these youngsters’ quality of life is affected.
In particular, 40 percent of the parents of kids being treated for nasal allergies say the congestion, headaches and dry cough interfere with their child’s performance at school. They were almost four times more likely to point to health problems as a barrier to school than parents of children without allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever.
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