TY  - JOUR
T1  - The effect of mask use on allergic rhinitis symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic
AU  - Nazik Bahçecioğlu, Sakine
AU  - Ateş, Hale
AU  - Koca Kalkan, İlkay
AU  - Aksu, Kurtuluş
AU  - Demir, Şenay
AU  - Topel, Musa
AU  - Yeşilkaya, Selma
PY  - 2023
DA  - July
DO  - 10.38053/acmj.1313818
JF  - Anatolian Current Medical Journal
JO  - Anatolian Curr Med J / ACMJ / acmj
PB  - MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2718-0115
SP  - 266
EP  - 269
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Aims: Inspiratory particle load including the allergens in the inhaled air is decreased by the use of the mask, which is one of the methods for COVID-19 protection. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of masks used by seasonal allergic rhinitis patients with pollen allergy on the control of rhinitis symptoms.Methods: Mask usage characteristics of patients (mask type used, average number of days per week for mask usage, daily usage time),whether there was a change in the time spent outdoors during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, and rhinitis complaints and frequency of rhinitis-related drug use before the pandemic compared to the pandemic period were investigated.Results:The frequency of nasal discharge (6.62±1.69; 6.00±1.89: p
KW  - Mask usage
KW  - allergic rhinitis
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - rhinitis symptoms
KW  - pandemic
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1313818
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3206545
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