Allergies, seasonal ones are coming along with spring but a new remedy could alleviate the symptoms. As big as a contact lens, the Rhinix system is a sort of filter capable of intercepting the tiny pollen that are inhaled, causing the annoyances that many of us know
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Allergy, the seasonal ones are about to arrive together with the spring but a new one remedy it could alleviate the symptoms. As big as a contact lens, the system Rhinix it is a sort of filter to be inserted into the nose, able to intercept the tiny pollen that are inhaled, causing the annoyances that many of us know.
To build and test it, the researchers of the University of Aarhus. Sneezing, runny nose, constant tears, and swollen, red eyes are some of the most annoying symptoms of spring allergies. Although the remedies attempted are numerous, they still are 500 million people that every year all over the world find themselves having to live with these annoyances as soon as the pollen season begins.
The Danish study focused on a newly developed mini-filter, Rhinix, able in their opinion to be significantly more effective against seasonal hay fever. The filter, which is not yet in production, goes into both nostrils. Depending on the density, it blocks the specific particles present in the air, including grass pollen, which is one of the most common causes of hay fever.
Scientists applied the filter to a group of volunteers and others have had a filter try placebo. The former still had mild symptoms after treatment but the researchers noted "a clinically relevant reduction in nasal symptoms within one day compared to placebo, particularly reductions in sneezing, itching and a runny nose."
Scientists feared, however, that symptoms might sharpen in the throat with the pollen that instead passed through the mouth. However, after testing the filter it was noted that the test subjects' throat irritation was also significantly reduced on average in 75 percent of cases.
“We will be testing Rhinix on a larger scale in collaboration with the Danish Patient Organization Asthma-Allergy Denmark later in the year. But preliminary tests have shown that the filter can alleviate typical symptoms " he said Professor Torben Sigsgaard of Aarhus University, who took part in the study together with the inventor of the filter, researcher Peter Sinkjær Kenney.
A minimally invasive solution against these nuisances, which also due to the increase due to rain and bad weather this year could be felt even more.
Francesca Mancuso
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