Running nose? Continuous Sneezing ? Nasal itching ? Nasal blockage ? Are you suffering from these symptoms? It could be Allergic Rhinitis.
When you are exposed to dust, do you sneeze continuously? Do you have running nose during this time ? Do you feel itching in the nose ? Do you have nasal blockage? Or may be instead of dust, does similar illness happens with something else? Like exposure to cold, Animal dander, Fungal molds, Pungent smell, Pollen, Beg bugs, flies, cockroaches, any particular food. If your answer is yes, then you could possibly be having what is medically called as ALLERGIC RHINITIS . Now, don't panic. We can manage it very well. How does it happen? Like any other allergy, here also there will be a particular substance (allergen) causing these symptoms. The basic pathology is an over-reaction of body's defence system (immune system) to the allergen. Same allergen may not cause the above symptoms for everyone. All symptoms may not be present in everyone. Like I mentioned earlier, pollen, dust, dust mites, animal dander, feathers, saliva(of pets), fungal molds, insects (cockroaches, fl...