The Different Types of Non-Allergic Rhinitis

Non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) is a condition where a person exhibits many allergy like nasal symptoms, but has normal allergy test results, normal CT Sinus scan, and/or normal  structural nasal endoscopic exam. It is a condition loosely termed the "hypersensitive" nose. It is also known as vasomotor rhinitis. NAR can be divided between non-inflammatory and inflammatory NAR . Inflammatory NAR can also be further broken down into different subtypes based on nasal smear cytology…

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Does Drinking Alkaline Water Help With Reflux?

Image by WJ Pilsak from Wikipedia Treatment in some reflux-sufferers may require addressing not just the acid in reflux, but also the pepsin. In one tantalizing  research paper,  alkaline water (pH 8.8) was found to instantly and permanently inactivate pepsin in vitro (ie, in a test tube). Pepsin is a stomach enzyme that can cause inflammation and mucosal damage when in the throat area. This peptic enzyme can be deposited outside the stomach due to laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and ca…

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Novel Treatment for Non-Allergic Rhinits

Non-allergic rhinitis is an extremely frustrating sino-nasal disorder that is characterized by all the same symptoms of sinusitis and allergies, but NOT due to sinusitis or allergies. Rather, I consider non-allergic rhinitis to be the over-sensitive nose syndrome whereby breathing in air containing particulates (whether smoke, perfume, dust, pollen, etc) PHYSICALLY irritates the nose causing symptoms. This is in contrast to allergies where the pollen causes an immunologic reaction causi…

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