Nasal Allergy Symptoms
If your child has symptoms—nasal congestion, sneezing and an itchy or runny nose—but does not have a cold, he or she may be 1 of the 40 percent of American children with nasal allergies. The symptoms are caused by your child's immune system responding to a common allergen—such as mold, pet dander, pollen, or dust mites.
It's important to try to identify the source of your child's nasal allergy symptoms, so you may want to use a log to keep track of when your child's symptoms start and when they worsen. The trigger could be something at home, in the car, or outdoors, or it could be something at school.
Hidden Clues to Children's Allergies
Some signs of nasal allergies are obvious, but others are not. Since younger children cannot always tell you about their symptoms, and teenagers may not, be aware of some clues that could point to a nasal allergy problem in your child.
For example, children who have numerous ear infections may also have chronic nasal allergies. Ask your doctor or pediatrician if this may be the case with your child. In addition, certain behavioral changes, such as irritability, or poor performance at school, may also have nasal allergies at their root.
For the treatment of seasonal and perennial nasal allergy symptoms...
NASONEX® is a prescription nasal allergy spray approved for the treatment of seasonal and perennial nasal allergy symptoms in adults and children 2 years of age and older. Taken just once a day as directed by your doctor, NASONEX® helps relieve nasal allergy symptoms. These symptoms are itchy nose, runny nose, sneezing and congestion. NASONEX® helps by treating nasal allergy symptoms caused by dust mites, pet dander, even tree and grass pollen. Improvement can occur within 11 hours of initial treatment (based on studies done in a park during the pollen season and in a controlled pollen exposure room). The maximum benefit of NASONEX® is usually achieved within 1 to 2 weeks.
To help prevent most seasonal nasal allergy symptoms...
NASONEX® is the only prescription nasal spray clinically proven and FDA-approved to help prevent most seasonal nasal allergy symptoms in adults and children 12 years and older in addition to treating them once they occur. To help prevent most seasonal nasal allergy symptoms before they start, begin treatment 2 to 4 weeks before the anticipated start of the pollen season. It is important that you take NASONEX® regularly at the time recommended by your doctor, since its effectiveness depends on regular use.
And treatment of nasal polyps...
NASONEX® is proven effective to treat nasal polyps in patients 18 years and older.
Ask your doctor about NASONEX®
Talk to your doctor or health care professional to see whether NASONEX® is right for you or your child.
Important Safety Information About NASONEX®
Side effects were generally mild and included headache, viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds, and coughing.
For additional important product information, see the NASONEX® Prescribing Information.
Available by prescription only.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
This site is intended for use by U.S. residents.
NASONEX is a registered trademark of Schering Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.