Rhinitus/Sinusitis/Ocular Allergy News

Childhood on a farm protected against allergic rhinitis throughout young adulthood, whether or not children stayed on the farm through puberty, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Intercontinental migration showed a positive association with allergies among adults from ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, compared with participants of Dutch origin, according to a letter published in Allergy.

Clinicians do not have to wait for cutting-edge research to improve treatment. Breakthroughs already can impact care, Jessica Warren Grayson, MD, MS, member of Healio’s Allergy/Asthma Peer Perspective Board, said.

Less than half of the videos about allergic rhinitis posted on YouTube provided useful information, with more than one-third classified by researchers as misleading, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Children with siblings had a reduced risk for developing allergic rhinitis, particularly if they were younger and had multiple older siblings, according to study results.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps tolerated treatment with biologics with decreased risks for asthma exacerbation and worsening nasal polyps, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

Intranasal corticosteroid and intranasal antihistamine therapies did a better job of alleviating nasal and ocular symptoms in allergic rhinitis than intranasal corticosteroid therapy alone, according to a review.

Fluticasone propionate nasal spray reduced the symptoms of chronic sinusitis and local inflammation of the nasal cavity and adjacent sinus cavities, according to topline study results from pharmaceutical company OptiNose.

Patients with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and atopic dermatitis experienced transient increases in eosinophil counts following treatment with dupilumab, according to study results.

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency neurolysis of the posterior nasal nerve improved the symptom burden and quality of life of patients with chronic rhinitis through 24 months, according to a study published in Allergy & Rhinology.