Eczema Treatment Care

Question by denis m: How are eczema, asthma and rhinitis linked? ?
I have all three!! I had eczema a few years ago i spent months off school in and out the hospital, I have always had mild asthma which has gotten worse recently and I have had perennial rhinitis since as long i as remember. How are these conditions linked and what is the underlying cause of them?

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Answer by T
Possibly it’s your home! If you have a lot of dust.. there’s your asthma. If you have a lot of bacteria and harmful substances.. there’s your eczema. Rhinitis I’m not sure about completely, but it sounds like something in the air could be affecting your sinuses. So look around and see if you’re living in muck. If not, you’re just really unlucky!

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