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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