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An important social problem: allergic rhinitis

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013002009
Sayın, İbrahim, Cingi, C., San, T., Ulusoy, S., & Acar, M. (2013). An important social problem: allergic rhinitis. ENT Updates, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013002009
Volume 3 Issue 2 (2013)
Copyright (c) 2013 İbrahim Sayın, Cemal Cingi, Turhan San, Seçkin Ulusoy, Mustafa Acar
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Authors

  • İbrahim Sayın Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakırköy Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
  • Cemal Cingi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey
  • Turhan San Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey
  • Seçkin Ulusoy Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Çorlu State Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey
  • Mustafa Acar Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskişehir Yunus Emre Government Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey

Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects the individual's quality of life, psychological well being, cognitive functions and sleep quality. Patients often experience annoying symptoms, mood disorders, decreased work productivity and even loss of work. In pediatric patients undiagnosed or untreated/undertreated AR may be related with learning difficulties which may have an important impact on community's present and future life. AR medication, health care utilization, loss of productivity and work is also related with a cost which is also important for patients, their families and society's economic status. All these factors rendered the disease a social aspect. This article aimed to present the social problems generally related to allergic rhinitis.

Keywords:

Allergic rhinitis comorbidity burden socioeconomic quality of life