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Nonallergic rhinitis
A condition that causes chronic sneezing, congestion, or runny nose, but is not an allergy as it does not involve the immune system.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 19-year old female asked:
Have nasal congestion, runny nose and sneezing made worse when exposed to low temperature. Nose blocks after sneezing. Do I have nonallergic rhinitis?
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A 30-year old asked:
When I play my ps2, I get a stuffy / runny nose. So is this vasomotor rhinitis?
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A female asked:
If only symptom is blocked nose (70 % of the time) how likely is it to be allergic rhinitis..?no runny nose and itchiness
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A 19-year old female asked:
I can't even clean my room because of allergic rhinitis. What should I do? I've been sneezing a lot. I also have a cat and avoiding her now. She doesn't sleep with me too but I still get runny nose mostly in the morning. Thank you?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can allergic rhinitis cause frontal sinus pain? No discolored mucus just clear runny nose
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have runny nose, congested nose, sneezing fits, headache, post-nasal drip and sometimes cough for almost 2 years now. Do I have rhinitis?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Don't have a runny nose or constantly sneezing how can I have allergic rhinitis only thing I have is a swollen turbinates & irritated middle septum ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Most mornings i wake up with a runny nose and very often have nasal congestion. No temperature & i feel fine. No known allergies. Vasomotor rhinitis?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I ve negative allergy test & no runny nose or sneezing, just reduced airways due chronic turbinate swelling , do I still ve rhinitis? Or something eles
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A 22-year old female asked:
Do you have to have runny nose, sneezing etc to have allergic rhinitis I don't have either except for a swollen turbinate & clear fluid in ears.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I only get post nasal drip from allergic rhinitis , But other people get runny nose i have seen , some people get both ( burning nasal discharge + pnd). Is this the difference in the anatomy? or due to sinus abnormalities and deviated nasal septum?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Dr said i ve non allergic rhinitis, i ve no runny nose/sneezing only nasal congestion & chronic inflammation of nasal lining, was it a correct dignosis?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Non-allergic motor-vaso rhinitis have been diagnosed with the above ailment, have been to 7 ENT mds and 4 internists, have tried every medicine there is and nothing helps. Runny nose, burning, teary eyes, can anybody help? Please?
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A 24-year old female asked about a male:
My ten month old has a fever of 100.8 what should I do I gave him medicine but its still not helping. He also has a runny nose and coughing?
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A 34-year old male asked:
My 1&1/2 old daughter has a dry cough blocked yet runny nose. This started about 3 days ago and its worse at night. Please help?
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A 17-year old male asked:
How to take actifed: 2 or 3 times a day ? If there' s a runny nose (cold symptoms )
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A female asked:
Our 6 month old baby has had fever now for 2 days. No signs of diaria or runny nose. She is still active and its more her head that is hot. 38 degree?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hi. My daughter of 1 and a half has been having a fever on and off since Thursday evening. She does not want to eat. She had a bit of a runny nose thats a bit cleared up but I think she is still congested. Kindly assist
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A 30-year old female asked about a male:
18ms old dry coughing on and off no temp no runny nose at x`s cough so much seems he will throw up but doesn't, suggestions please?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Would it be ok to to use Hylands cough and cold syrup marketed for 2-12 year olds for a 1 year old baby with a cough/runny nose/congestion?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I just moved in with a cat, Im worried I have allergies, but Its been a few hours with it and only a slight runny nose some itchiness, should I be worried about anaphaxis etc? Really worried cant sleep without knowing?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Swabbed for strep and it came back positive, its also accompanied with sneezing, runny nose and a dry cough. Is it possible to have strep& a cold?
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A 31-year old male asked:
My 5yo son is coughing for more than 2 months. He is also having cold&runny nose for 2 months but its a dry cough and no mucus. We visited paediatrician and he has given asthalin for 5 days but no improvement in cough. Is there any concern?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I have a severe runny nose that is dripping out like a faucet. Its clear and very thin watery. I also have a severe tickle in my nasal cavity that is causing painful sneezing fits. If I lay on my back the tickle stop and my nose slows down. ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I taste earwax in my mouth its not the first time. Its everytime I have a stuffy runny nose?
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A 26-year old female asked about a female:
My daughter has a fever of 102 degrees. Shes drinking fine but not eating also has a stuffy/runny nose, and cough?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My baby is 5 months old and shes currently having a temperature of 37.1 and a runny nose shes not eating well, she looks like shes teething but I am not sure if thats the reason why shes not well Should I take her to a doctor?
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A male asked:
My son only coughs at night. It starts around 12am. Dry cough. Not barking. No runny nose. During the day he coughs Only after running around. Quick burst then its done. I give him alecet twice a day 2.5ml, Flonase twice & occasional nebulise. ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hi, Im not sure what is wrong. When I swallow pills my chest kind of hurts like its getting stuck there and I have a cough and a runny nose. Could I be getting g a cold or or could it be heartburn? Is there otc from the store medicine I can take?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How much degrees should i set my air conditioner? If its 75 out is setting my a/c to 73 ok to avoid getting a cold while keeping cool? Im going through chemo, so my immunes low and i noticed a lil runny nose but not alot, dried up now. No fever etc
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