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Not sure if it's an allergy or what, every time i lay down, or whatever side i lay on my nose gets plugged up?
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Stuffy nose: Your symptoms are consistent with rhinosinusitis or inflammation/swollen of the nasosinus mucosa. In the US, the most common cause of it is allergy. Interestingly, when you lay down one side or the other, your body will try to cause vasoconstriction on one side of the nostril so you feel it open up a little. However, when the inflammation is severe, both will be plugged.
Answered 10/24/2017
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