Still, J. L. Huang of the pediatrics department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital points out that rhinitis shouldn't be ignored, because if children suffer from it for a long time, their noses will be uncomfortable, and they will lose their concentration, not perform as well as they should academically, and more likely suffer from otitis and nasosinusitis. Parents, however, get quite nervous about asthma.
但長庚兒童醫院小兒過敏氣喘風濕科醫師黃璟隆指出，兒童罹患過敏性鼻炎是不能忽視的，因為孩子長期鼻子不舒服，不僅影響專注力、學習效果大打折扣，也容易產生中耳炎、鼻竇炎等後遺症。