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Runny nose, made worse by dust

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Runny nose, made worse by dust

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A 28-year old male asked:

Why do I have a runny nose today? I think there might be dust in the air in our new house. The temperature is not that cold. I am sensitive to changes

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A 29-year old male asked:

Got new hepa vacuum cleaner it sucked up lot of dust much more than our old vacuum. Later I got a runny nose? Is more dust in air? Less dust in floor

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A 17-year old male asked:

I'm allergic to dust mites and I have an ionic breeze in my room but it doesn't help. My nose runs constantly and it gets worse when i get a cold?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Feeling there's dust in throat and sometimes nose gets stuffy. No other cold symptom, taking reflux meds already. Allergy or what? Gets worse at night

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A 36-year old female asked:

I am experiencing runny nose (worsened by: recent exposure to allergens, exposure to pollen, exposure to secondhand smoke, environmental particles or dust, exposure to pets, recent exposure to allergens, exposure to wind) , balance problems and painful b

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A 27-year old female asked:

Baby breathed in a cloud of drywall dust the other day while walking near construction in building. Got away asap, 2 days later has cough/ runny nose?

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A 40-year old male asked:

I have runny nose & congestion. But i'm not sick. Could it be from the cat dander, that got blown about with the heater? I'm allergic, but tried to put cat in other room. I have dust mite bedding.

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A 21-year old female asked:

I have a history of being allergic to dust and pollen, i usually have runny/ block nose, i ran a few test my IG E were 900 and C reactive protein were 8mg/L. i am very worried. what to do? am i going to be a heart patient? my age is 22?

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A 31-year old female asked:

How do I know when my son has allergies or a virus? He has had stuffy/runny nose for a month no other symptoms. He does have a dust mite allergy

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A male asked:

I wake up w/ itchy watery eyes, runny nose. my room is really dusty. am i allergic to dust? if yes, is it bad that i expose myself to allergens every

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A 19-year old female asked:

Stuffy nose/also runny nose&clear mucus/sneezing with chest pain,also stimulated by dust,perfume,air changing/headache,tired Chronic,very long time??

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A 46-year old female asked about a female:

My daughter started allergy shots 5 weeks ago. For first time, she's having true allergy like symptoms - runny nose, watery eyes... Is it the shots? She is experiencing runny nose (worsened by: exposure to allergen or irritants, dust, allergens)

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A 27-year old female asked:

Every morning I wake up with runny nose, sneezes, watery red eyes , I keep my room dust free, windows closed. Happens more with cold temp. Treatment?

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A 40-year old female asked:

Severe symptoms such as runny nose, sore throat, sneezing caused by wood dust allergy. Is antihistamines the best drug to treat this symptoms?

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A male asked:

Allergic to dust. Immunotherapy 10yrs ago improved athsma&sinus. Now PM sinus/nasal congestion worsening. Using Nasonex&montelukast. OK long term?

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A female asked:

White particles like dust spread over my nose area ?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Is it possible that the dust caused from ripping up cardboard boxes could irritate nose/lungs if breathed in?

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A 20-year old female asked:

If I was changing out my window screen and accidentally breathed in some dirt/ dust into nose can I get sick? Or should I be okay?

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A 24-year old male asked:

I was walking to work in Manhattan.A janitor walking beside me took the broom out of the trash can and dust got in my nose.I am scared for hantavirus.

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A 21-year old female asked:

It smells like i'm sneezing out dust. I keep constantly feel as though I smell dust in my nose?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I have brown mucus coming from my nose, not a lot and it's not blood, I work in semi trucks where it's dusty, could it be dust? I have a cough also

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A 35-year old asked:

My nose is allergic to dust how to prevent it with filters, etc?

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A 29-year old female asked:

had dust on finger in Phoenix, picked nose, nose bled. Balamuthia risk higher now? (southwest, dust, open wound)

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A 20-year old male asked:

My nose is blocked. Is this sign of a sinus. I had deviated naval septum, got it operated twice and i think it's back. Or is this a dust allergy?

4 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 56-year old female asked:

I sneeze too much, feel irritated inside nose. Slightest of dust triggers it. Been this way since I was a child. I sneeze when someone touches my nose?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 50-year old male asked:

Twise a day my nose complet stop breathing cause i think sinus ilargy by smoke or dust?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 44-year old male asked:

Hi. I have a constant smell of dust in my nose for past 2 weeks now. What could I do to solve this. Thanks?

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A 34-year old asked:

I am elergic to dust , and my nose is always stuck so please guide me a proper solution please its been six yrs of continous flu k?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Are grey streaks in nasal discharge dust particles? At times when I blow my nose I notice grey streaks in the mucus.

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old male asked:

One month ago I started waking up with a dry blocked nose I do not suffer from any allergies Its not dust mites either please help?

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