Just want to share some tips I personally use at home that may help your scholar through allergy season.
KEY POINTS TO DETERMINE ALLERGIES OR COVID-19 INFECTION
1) Timeline and past history.
Often people with allergies have a history of seasonal allergies.
Allergy symptoms tend to be more long-lasting than viral symptoms.
2) Allergy symptoms often respond to allergy medications.
3) Allergies typically make people itchy. Itchiness is not a symptom of viral illness.
4) Patients with allergies do not develop a fever. Often people with COVID-19 do.
5) Patients with allergies may also have asthma, which can cause coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and wheezing. COVID-19 typically does not cause wheezing.
Please note that even though my children have severe allergies, if I know they have been exposed to COVID-19 I still get them tested.
Below are some products that I have found to be very effective to relieve congestion and runny nose due to allergies. I give my 9 year old and teen Claritin tablets because it works better. Antihistamine first thing in the morning. For severe congestion, I administer Sudafed when they get home, and saline mist right before bed. I also give my children an extra blast of vitamin C (Airborne kids) if their congestion is severe so they don't get a sinus infection. Also sleeping with a humidifier is very helpful, too. Lastly, essential oils helps with allergy symptoms.
KEY POINTS TO DETERMINE ALLERGIES OR COVID-19 INFECTION
1) Timeline and past history.
Often people with allergies have a history of seasonal allergies.
Allergy symptoms tend to be more long-lasting than viral symptoms.
2) Allergy symptoms often respond to allergy medications.
3) Allergies typically make people itchy. Itchiness is not a symptom of viral illness.
4) Patients with allergies do not develop a fever. Often people with COVID-19 do.
5) Patients with allergies may also have asthma, which can cause coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and wheezing. COVID-19 typically does not cause wheezing.
Please note that even though my children have severe allergies, if I know they have been exposed to COVID-19 I still get them tested.
Below are some products that I have found to be very effective to relieve congestion and runny nose due to allergies. I give my 9 year old and teen Claritin tablets because it works better. Antihistamine first thing in the morning. For severe congestion, I administer Sudafed when they get home, and saline mist right before bed. I also give my children an extra blast of vitamin C (Airborne kids) if their congestion is severe so they don't get a sinus infection. Also sleeping with a humidifier is very helpful, too. Lastly, essential oils helps with allergy symptoms.
Thank you,
Nurse Jackson
HOMNAS Essential Oil Diffuser
Breathe Out, Breathe In Blend
Oilogic
Children's Sudafed Nasal Decongestant
