My AR experience
I woke up today, early morning around 4 am , sneezing and teary eyed. I super hate this feeling when I cant do anything but to get some tissue and sneeze! arrgh ! I hate it even more when I get to drink my anti- allergic medicine Alnix ( Cetirizine DiHCI ) and then sleep all day afterwards. Oh well, at least I get to write my blog even though I'm a heck sneezy ! haccccho * And I get to read more about this freaking Allergies. I just learned that Allergic Rhinits (AR) can be debilitating and intrusive as severe Asthma. Allergic rhinitis is caused by an immunoglobulin E ( IgE )–mediated reaction to various allergens in the nasal mucosa. The most common allergens include dust mites (gotta start cleaning my room again), pet danders ( dont have pets sorry), cockroaches ( eeeew !), molds , and pollens (lots of em at the backyard) . For example, tree pollen allergen binds to IgE antibodies that are attached to a mast cell via Fce receptor. Oh well,I...