Ah, spring time, prime time for those pesky allergies. Studies have shown that allergies may actually predispose a person to developing sinus infections due to their blocked nasal passages.
Often times when this happens, patients complain of tooth pain. But this tooth pain related to a sinus infection isn’t actually tooth pain - instead it’s coming from the pressure building inside the head. This happens because your sinuses and your teeth are so close together. Your upper teeth sit right under a major sinus cavity, and when they get swollen they could swell right into your teeth.
So in order to avoid all of the above issues, we wanted to provide a helpful guide to help you through allergy season:
Often times when this happens, patients complain of tooth pain. But this tooth pain related to a sinus infection isn’t actually tooth pain - instead it’s coming from the pressure building inside the head. This happens because your sinuses and your teeth are so close together. Your upper teeth sit right under a major sinus cavity, and when they get swollen they could swell right into your teeth.
So in order to avoid all of the above issues, we wanted to provide a helpful guide to help you through allergy season:
- Protect your mattress and pillow – Try and look for an anti-allergen case to cover your child’s mattress and pillows. This will help protect them from allergens and dust mites.
- Alternate bed sheets – The bed sheets should be changed and washed at least once a week, but if your child’s allergies are bad, go head and change them every 3 days!
- Sleep with less bedtime friends – Limit the stuffed animals to only 1-2 at a time, the more friends can activate allergies.
- Give the stuffed animals a wash – If your child sleeps with any fuzzy friends or a blankie, give them a wash every week to wash away any dust or allergens.
- Change clothes – When your kiddies come home from school, daycare or playing outside have them change their clothes so the pollen doesn’t stay on them.
- Wash hands and face, often – After playing outside make sure you wash their hands and face as soon as they come inside. Allergens can stick immediately without you realizing it - next thing you know kids have their hands in their mouth and are rubbing their eyes.
- Prop up pillows when sleeping – This can help your child breath better at night if they have a stuffy nose from sneezing all day.
It’s not fun to spend springtime all stuffed up and sneezing! Follow these tips and your kiddies will have a great season!
