Upper Respiratory Symptoms Associated With Aging of the Ventilation System in Artificially Ventilated Offices in São Paulo, Brazil

Atopy, symptoms and indoor environmental perceptions, tear film stability, nasal patency and lavage biomarkers in university staff

“…Also "atopic manifestations" (any prior history of allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis or bronchial asthma) was associated with SBS (Jaakkola et al 1991). Graudenz et al 2002 found building related association between respiratory symptoms, symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and aging ventilation systems, but this was not associated to familiar atopy or previous diagnoses of asthma or rhinitis. Graudenz et al 2006 found that individual with allergic rhinitis had diVerent IAQ perceptions compared with controls and perceived more "dry air" particularly at lower indoor temperatures.…”

Sick building syndrome (SBS) among office workers in a Malaysian university — Associations with atopy, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and the office environment

“…Some studies on SBS among office workers have been carried out in tropical countries, such as in Turkey (Gül et al, 2007), Brazil (Costa and Brickus, 2000;Graudenz et al, 2002Graudenz et al, , 2005Rios et al, 2009), Mauritius (Bholah and Subratty, 2002), Taiwan (Wan and Li, 1999) and Singapore (Ooi et al, 1998;Ooi and Goh, 1997). However, only a few office studies on SBS among office workers have been published from Malaysia.…”

The role of allergic rhinitis in nasal responses to sudden temperature changes

“…Interestingly enough, most studies do not find causal allergen exposure in nonresidential and nonindustrial settings. [9][10][11] Allergic rhinitis is clinically defined as a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced by an IgE-mediated inflammation after allergen exposure of the membranes lining the nose. Symptoms of rhinitis include rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, nasal itching, and sneezing, which are reversible spontaneously or with treatment.…”