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LANDMARK "ALLERGIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST"
SURVEY REVEALS NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ALLERGY SYMPTOMS
ON WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE
- Significant work days lost and a significant
impediment to allergy sufferers' quality of life-
19 January, 2012 - Results from the multinational
landmark Allergies in the Middle East (AIME)
survey of over 500 adults and parents of children
with nasal allergies, or allergic rhinitis (also
known as hay fever), showed that symptoms are
severe enough to impair work performance and
diminish quality of life.
The large-scale AIME survey, sponsored by Nycomed:
a Takeda Company, is the first of its kind to
assess the extent to which bothersome nasal
allergies impact mood, sleep, work productivity
and ability to perform daily tasks in the Middle
East. The results were presented at the 6th
GCC ORL Society Symposium &2ndEmirates Rhinology
Conference in Dubai(18th - 20th January 2012).
Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman, MSc,Director of Medical
Affairs, Consultant and Head of ENT Department,
Dubai Hospital said, "The spread of allergic
rhinitis is increasing across most of the world
and especially in the Middle East as a result
of environmental pollution. The AIME survey
showed for the first time the wide prevalence
of allergic nasal disease in the Middle East,
whilst highlighting the impact of symptoms from
allergic rhinitis on work productivity and quality
of life."
Approximately 400 million people suffer from
nasal allergies worldwide. Prevalencerates in
the Middle East are estimated to be as high
as 10 percent and rising as developing countries
adopt western lifestyles.
The AIME survey revealed that nasal allergies
diminish quality of life by preventing participation
in outdoor activities, reducework productivity
on average by 27 percent, interfere in academic
performance, and overall leave allergy sufferers
of all ages feeling tired, depressed or sad
and miserable as a result of troublesome symptoms.
Notably, most seek relief with medication, but
approximately half of adults and children reported
that their current nasal allergy spray failed
to provide 24-hour relief and it was not effective
enough to treat all symptoms, with the 'effectiveness
wearing off over time'.
"The AIME survey really is one of a kind
and illustrates that better control of nasal
symptoms is required if we are to improve the
lives and work performance of people suffering
from nasal allergies in the Middle East,"
said Dr.Hussain."There is need for better
communication between physician and patient
to identify safe and effective treatment strategies
that enable an individual to experience better
symptom control in order to resume a more productive
life."
As the AIME survey demonstrated, nasal allergy
symptoms can be troublesomeand frequent enough
to interfere with everyday activities and quality
of life. Almost all nasal allergy sufferers
said that their discomfort during an allergy
attack is not something they can ignore. Close
to half (49%) of patients said that the discomfort
is something that they cannot tolerate without
relief.
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