Archive · 14 Nov 2025
Paediatrician Offers 5 Tips to Protect Children from Winter Allergies
Winter can be fun with holidays, but it can also bring allergies for kids.
Things like cold air, dry heat from heaters, and dust can make children sneeze, cough, or get itchy skin.
Sometimes, these allergy symptoms look like a regular cold, but if they last a long time, it might be allergies.
It's important for parents to know the signs, like a cough lasting over a week or itchy eyes.
By understanding what causes these allergies, parents can take steps to keep their children comfortable and healthy all winter long.
Dr. Arora gives tips on how to do this.
Winter allergies affect children due to cold air, dry indoor heat, and dust buildup.
Symptoms can include persistent coughs, runny noses, sneezing, eye irritability, and dry or itchy skin.
Allergies can be distinguished from the common cold by their longer duration.
Dr. Neeraj Arora, a paediatrician, emphasizes identifying allergy triggers for children's comfort.
Protecting children involves recognizing symptoms and taking proactive measures against winter allergens.
- Who
- Paediatrician Dr. Neeraj Arora
- What
- Advice on protecting children from winter allergies
- When
- Ahead of Children's Day 2025 and during the winter season
- Where
- Indoors and related to environmental factors like cold air and dry heat
- Why
- To help parents identify and manage winter allergy triggers and symptoms in children
- Event
- Children's Day 2025
- Expert
- Dr. Neeraj Arora, Senior Consultant - Paediatrics & Neonatology, Manipal Hospital
- Season
- Winter