It's spring time! While that means we get to pack up our boots and scarves for the season and dust off the lawnmowers, it also means it's the start of allergy season. Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is estimated to affect between 10 and 30% of adults and up to 40% of all children. For this population, spring can be a miserable time.
While we don't want to watch our children suffer from itch eyes, runny noses, stuffy noses and other allergy symptoms, we need to be very careful when giving them allergy medications. Watch the video below for some advice on how to give medications to your children and what age is appropriate.
There are many available allergy medicines for children such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine), Claritin (loratadine), Zytec (ceterizine) and Allegra (fexofenadine). What works for one child may not always work for another and the dosing can be very different.
These are just a few things to keep in mind as we hop into spring and this beautiful weather!
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