Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital Consultation Center: Ms. Zhang said that the child is four and a half years old, and every time he wakes up, he will sneeze and have a runny nose! Every time I wake up, whether I get up in the morning or after a nap, even if I get up at night to go to the toilet. Excuse me, what is this? In response to Ms. Zhang's question, let's take a look at how experts from Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital introduced it to you. Experts from Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital said: This situation in children is often a symptom of allergic rhinitis (medically called allergic rhinitis), which refers to allergic inflammation of nasal mucosa caused by allergens, which is divided into perennial and seasonal categories. In autumn and winter, there are many more children with allergic rhinitis in hospitals than usual, which is mainly related to the increased sensitivity of the body to allergens caused by respiratory tract infections after the cold weather. In addition, children with allergic constitution can easily induce allergic rhinitis under the influence of wind and sand, dust, some plant pollen, mites and pet hair. Experts from Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital said: The onset age of seasonal allergic rhinitis is mostly after 3 years old, and it is rare within 1 year old. Generally, the onset is urgent, with itchy nose and throat and burning sensation at first, followed by sneezing, stuffy nose and runny nose, and may also be accompanied by itchy eyes, redness and tears. Perennial allergic rhinitis has no seasonality, mostly occurs in the morning, and its symptoms are lighter than the former. Usually, there are only itchy nose, sneezing, runny nose and breathing with your mouth open, and the symptoms are relieved or disappeared in the afternoon. Because the nasal mucosa edema of allergic rhinitis patients hinders the ventilation and drainage of sinuses, repeated attacks may lead to sinusitis, pharyngolaryngitis, otitis media, adenoid hyperplasia, tonsil hypertrophy and other diseases. Children often feel dyspnea, headache, drowsiness, inattention, and their memory and academic performance are obviously reduced. Some allergic rhinitis even causes asthma due to repeated attacks, which affects normal life. The above is all the contents of experts from Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital. If you have any questions about allergic rhinitis, please directly consult the online experts of our Chang Gung Otolaryngology Hospital and will give you detailed answers. Experts remind: if you find symptoms of sneezing and runny nose, you should go to a regular otolaryngology hospital to avoid delaying the best treatment time and wish you a speedy recovery.