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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Mucus in Throat or the Phlegmy Throat!!!

NOTE: A more complete discussion on this topic can be found here . A common complaint of patients seeing an ENT doctor is for a persistent phlegmy throat or sensation of mucus in the throat. Other symptoms that a patient may complain of include constant throat-clearing, cough , raspy voice, and a lump sensation in the middle of the throat (aka, globus ). Reflux (Acidic or Non-acidic) In the VAST majority of patients with this complaint, it is due to a disorder called " laryngophary…

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