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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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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Got Allergies? Maybe It's Actually Non-Allergic Rhinitis

USA Today published a story on Aug 22, 2010 describing a condition called "Non-Allergic Rhinitis" or "Vasomotor Rhinitis" which essentially is having pretty much all the symptoms of classic nasal allergies, but caused NOT by allergies! Such symptoms include: - Runny nose - Nasal congestion - Post-nasal drainage - Nasal obstruction - Sinus pressure - Sneezing etc These individuals also report that their nasal symptoms are triggered not only by pollen and dust,…

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Botox Treatment for Vasomotor Rhinitis (Idiopathic or Non-Allergic Rhinitis)

A new research paper has been published Oct 16, 2009 in Head & Face Medicine entitled " Minimally invasive application of botulinum toxin A in patients with idiopathic rhinitis " in which researchers successfully treated patients with a persistent runny nose not due to any known problems like allergy . Such a condition is called vasomotor rhinitis or idiopathic rhinitis or non-allergic rhinitis. In this new described method of treatment, a sponge soaked with 40 Units of botulin…

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