Criteria

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) criteria[1][2]

Intermittent: symptoms are present

  • <4 days a week or for <4 consecutive weeks/year.

Persistent: symptoms are present

  • >4 days a week and for ≥4 consecutive weeks/year.

AR is considered mild if none of the following items are present, but classified as moderate/severe when one or more items are present:

  • Sleep disturbance

  • Impairment of daily activities, leisure, and/or sport

  • Impairment of school or work

  • Troublesome symptoms.

Classification by symptom severity[1][3][4]

Mild rhinitis severity: present when symptoms are not interfering with quality of life, such as daily activities, work or school performance, and sleep.

Moderate/severe rhinitis: present when symptoms are troublesome or there is a negative impact on any of these parameters.

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