Findings revealed the link of increasing AR severity with more severe OSA among symptomatic children with AR living at a high altitude.

Giraldo-Cadavid LF, Perdomo-Sanchez K, Córdoba-Gravini JL, et al. - By performing this cross-sectional observational study in children with allergic rhinitis (AR) undergoing polysomnography in the high-altitude city of Bogotá, Colombia, researchers investigated if there exists a link between AR severity and the severity of OSA in this pediatric population.

They assessed AR severity by means of the ESPRINT-15 AR health-related quality of life questionnare and the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification. This study included 99 children (mean age, 7.9 years; 45% female), with OSA present in 53%. The link of an ESPRINT-15 score with severe OSA was noted. A 10.1-fold greater risk of severe OSA was seen in patients having moderate/severe persistent rhinitis according to ARIA. The link of the apnea-hypopnea index with the ESPRINT-15 score and with the ARIA severity scale was also identified.