Allergic rhinitis and quality of life

Although allergic rhinitis, hay fever, and seasonal allergies may not be life threatening, nor last for more than a month or two, it certainly can drag a patient down and impact their quality of life. One way in which we, as practitioners, hope to address these conditions, is by quantifying their suffering and treating the totality of symptoms—body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Removal of symptoms may not, necessarily, return the person to a state of wellbeing. It may not offer them the freedom…