Chronic nonallergic rhinitis treatment, diagnosis & prescriptions

Yes. A doctor on Maple will be able to recommend chronic nonallergic rhinitis treatments, but only after evaluating your condition and providing a chronic nonallergic rhinitis diagnosis.

To diagnose chronic nonallergic rhinitis, the doctor will likely want to discuss your symptoms, perform a physical exam, and possibly other tests to rule out allergies as the cause of your chronic rhinitis symptoms.

Yes. Our physicians can prescribe chronic nonallergic rhinitis medications online during your consultation. Once you accept a prescription, you’ll have the option to pick it up from any pharmacy or have it delivered to your door at no additional cost.

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Nonallergic rhinitis is a chronic condition where you experience long-term congestion, runny nose, or sneezing without any apparent cause.

No. The causes of chronic nonallergic rhinitis are unclear at this time, but it’s not believed to be an autoimmune disease.

The most common chronic nonallergic rhinitis symptoms include:

• Stuffy nose
• Running nose
• Cough
• Postnasal drip (mucus in the throat)
• Sneezing
• Sinus congestion

In patients who are prone to migraines, nonallergic rhinitis may cause headaches related to sinus congestion or increase the frequency of migraine headaches.

With any nonallergic rhinitis, you may have constant symptoms, they may appear for only a short period of time, or they may come and go throughout the year.

While the exact causes of chronic nonallergic rhinitis are unknown at this time, several factors are believed to possibly trigger this condition.

Some of these triggers include:

• Viral infections
• Certain food or drinks
• Occupational or environmental irritants
• Hormone changes
• Acid reflux
• Weather changes
• Sleeping on your back or sleep apnea
• Some medications, such as beta-blockers, ibuprofen, or aspirin

Typically, before offering a chronic nonallergic rhinitis diagnosis, the doctor will first want to rule out possible allergic causes of your symptoms by doing skin or blood tests.

After allergic causes have been ruled out, the doctor may suggest additional testing to rule out sinus issues as the cause of your symptoms. These could include a nasal endoscopy or a CT scan.

Because there are no specific tests that can diagnose chronic nonallergic rhinitis, they will perform tests to rule out these other possible causes, leaving nonallergic rhinitis as the probable cause, if nothing else can be confirmed.

Typically, a doctor on Maple would begin treatments after ruling out allergies or sinus problems as the cause of chronic nonallergic rhinitis.

There is currently no cure for nonallergic rhinitis. However, while chronic nonallergic rhinitis has no cure, many people experiencing this condition are able to manage their symptoms with self-care treatments, environmental changes, and medications for chronic rhinitis.

Some common medications include:

• Saline nasal sprays
• Antihistamine nasal sprays
• Corticosteroid nasal sprays
• Anti-drip anticholinergic nasal sprays
• Decongestants

Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis share many of the same signs and symptoms. However, the biggest difference between them is that allergic rhinitis is an autoimmune disease, while nonallergic rhinitis doesn’t involve the immune system.

This means that allergic rhinitis is caused by allergies or allergic reactions, while the direct causes of chronic nonallergic rhinitis are unknown at this time.

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Our doctors can assess symptoms and provide treatment, including prescriptions as necessary.