New YORK (Reuters Health) – the constant ear problems, nose and throat in infants and young children may be associated with food allergies, particularly to the protein of cow’s milk, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Academy American of OtolaringologÃa, in San Francisco.
Diseases such as otitis media refractory or oropharyngeal dysphagia usually improve if children removed certain foods, commented Dr. Angela Paddack, of the school of Medicine of the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
“Hypersensitivity to food is a common diagnosis.” “These children have gastrointestinal disorders, but a subgroup has ear, nose and throat problems and do not improve with the usual therapy for reflux, said Paddack.
“Improve when retire them to determine if they are allergic to cow’s milk protein foods”, added.
With his team, the researcher reviewed information from 101 children who might be allergic to protein and which had been treated at clinics in Gastroenterology and otolaringologÃa.
Children had symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, reflux and constipation. When them was on a diet to eliminate cow’s milk, 91 percent improved.
Twenty-five of those children had problems of ear, nose, and throat that had not responded to therapy for reflux. The most common were higher in 72 per cent dysphagia oropharynx in 80 percent of cases and continuous airway congestion
The author pointed out that 60 percent of children with problems of ear, nose and throat improved the diet of elimination.
“Cow’s milk allergy can cause the same reaction in the Airways higher than in the gut.” These children develop a chronic inflammatory response. One of the main symptoms was chronic congestion, often demanded the use of assisted ventilation, pointed out.
In addition, “had difficulty swallowing, which caused many problems with food.” “Parents should know that if they have a child with these symptoms that do not improve with the traditional treatment should think about allergy to protein from the milk of cow as a probable cause,” said Paddack.
