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Why does my nose run after drinking ice cold water? why does my runny nose feel cold after this?

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Dr. John Feola answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

VASOMOTOR RHINITIS: VASOMOTOR RHINITIS is inflammation of the nose related to temperature . It can be flared by external extremes of temperature cold or hot. Also food/beverages cold or hot . It may respond to atrovent/Singulair /Zyrtec .

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Answered 11/1/2019

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