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Rhinitis
This is a symptomatic disorder of the nose characterized by inflamed nasal mucosa. Groupings of rhinitis exist triggered by infection, allergy, non-allergic triggers/exposure, meds, immune disorder, and/or structural problems in the nose. Symptoms can include itching, sneezing, congestion, watery/mucoid drainage, post-nasal drainage with sore throat, ear fullness, and/or sinus pressure/headache.
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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 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 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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