Impaired nasal breathing and allergic rhinitis in children

Abstract

Impaired nasal breathing is one of the most frequent causes for seeking otorhinolaryngologist's aid. In childhood, it affects the quality of life and learning, and during infancy - the overall development of the baby and its activities. In children complaining of difficult breathing, ENT specialist may identify either mechanical causes of partial or complete obstruction of the nasal cavity (nasal septum deviation, turbinate hypertrophy, adenoid vegetations, foreign bodies in the nasal cavity or nasopharynx, tumors of the nasal cavity or nasopharynx) or functional causes. The reasons are various diseases leading to swelling of the nasal mucosa and increased secretion. [1]