Kids and Allergies Video Transcript

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Also, children that have allergies which may interrupt their sleep will be more tired than they would ordinarily be. So they won't have the energy to compete or the desire to compete.

A lot of children that have allergies tend to avoid social gatherings because their nose is running, they're stuffy; they always have to carry Kleenex.

ANNOUNCER: Allergies can even take their toll at school.

MORRIS NEJAT, MD: Numerous scientific studies have shown that children with allergies don't learn as well as children that don't have allergies. So one has to be very careful about the medicine they choose to treat their children with allergies.

ANNOUNCER: But as disruptive as allergies can be, effective treatment can make all the difference in the life of a child.

BETH CORN, MD: I think treatment is so pivotal in children. We always focus on adults, but it's so important in children, because of their self-esteem, which develops at a young age and you have to make a child feel secure and by treating their allergies early, I think you help with that.

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