Allergic Rhinitis destroyed my life

i have the dripping nose however with mine, and the sinus pain which you experience.  As Ryhinitis isn't life threatening, don't think it is taken seriously by doctors. But this is a very miserable condition. However your situation is baffling with no mucous. I do hope someone on this site can help.

regards Maureen

My nose clears more or less during the day, but at night times and when I sleep, I always have one side blocked, but sometimes both sides gets stuffed up. 

Tried everything as well, like steroid or saline sprays, rinse, diet change, you name it, didn't help.

What I figured out after reading and researching rhinistis for years, that temperature and humidity influence tcan cause congestion. 

When I had my surgery back n 2012 my nose was fully blocked, no air passed through, none. I lived in a city which was very hot and humid, tropical climate. After the surgery I though that it will clear up after a few weeks, maybe a month, but didn't. So I decided I experiment, and travelled to far away places and stayed there for a few weeks. And guess what! What a change it was! My nose got cleared up, not fully, but was able to function normally. I hated that idiot ENT who tried to convince me that this congestion is due to my allergy to dust mites. Really?! no dust mites in Sydney, or Melbourne, Europe or Asia?!

So after being pretty sure that humidity is one of the major factors, we moved.

I have been living in a much dryer climate for a year now, and though my nose never got fully congested, I'm still experiencing stuffed nose every night, and sometimes during the day.

I've seen recently an ENT in a public hospital, who after looking into my nose with that little camera concluded that I have enlarged inferior turbinates and I could benefity from a turbinectomy. Another  surgery. But said, can't guaranty it will work! well that was very helpful! A 15 min consultation, I wasn't really convinced, so I am going to see another specialist soon. I'm not holding my breat, probably will advice the same.

I'm terrified having another surgery because what I was reading about ENS.

Have you also had turbinectomy or just septoplasty?

My cousin also had septoplasty not long ago, didn't work for him either.

What are you allergic to?

Also what you should know, that the tests are just for the very common things, but you could be allergic to something which is not included in the test.

I don't think allergy is the main cause of your problem, because you don;t have allergy reaction all the time and your nose also stuffs up regardless of being exposed to those allergens or not. But if you are exposed to those allergens, it certainly won;t help and makes it even worse.

I tried immuntherapy for a few month, didn't work obviously, cause it was for dust mites. There is no such thing as immuntherapy for humidity.

Have you seen any other specialists? 

I have been suffering from allergic rhinitis since 2010. It started when I was 16. I don't know how it all started. I was exposed to early morning fog. May be that is the reason. But After that triggering event it has become somewhat perennial and I also had DNS (Deviated nasal septum). This problem triggered sinusitis and I am always exhausted. I became very weak. My endurance and elwill power significantly reduced overtime. My studies were messed up. My grades declined to 60% from 95% . I tried all kind of medications. Modern medicine(Nasal sprays,Antihistamine drugs) and homeopathy and even Ayurveda. Nothing worked for me. So I was left with the last option to go for a surgery to correct my deviated nasal septum. I signed up for it and got the date for the surgery . But I came across so many people's experience and that surgery won't work. So I left it.

Although people may think it is a light problem but it is actually not.

There is no effective treatment for this till date. I referred my sister's Medical books to understand the disease. But there is very less knowledge about why this happens and how to control it.

Somebody please find a solution to this please. You will get Nobel prize for your discovery it is for sure. Even if it won't you will be blessed by millions of patients.Let's hope someone someday will discover a good treatment for this.

As of now the best thing we can do is avoidance of allergens.

Allergy 82347 & Richard 42536

As a chronic Rhinitis-Sinusitis sufferer for over 50 years, I can well understand your problems.

Please read my post of 9-2-2016, Sinus Infection-An Effective Treatment, which mirrors your problems.

I found that I needed to move to a drier climate to avoid high humidity problems. I could predict weather changes days before they occurred, just like the humble frog. 

Also I was extremely allergic, and my sinusitis was affected by many plant pollens, food allergies, and cigarette smoking, to name but a few.

I tried all normal treatments-antihistamines, Sinus tablets, nasal sprays, nasal drops and inhalants. These all had some beneficial affect, but the problem was continuous with no cure until I discovered Evening Primrose Oil. One 1000mg capsule daily was a miracle cure for my problem.

I still avoid obvious problems such as ;

High humidity. I live in a dry climate.

Foods. I avoid obvious problems such as nitrates and M.S.G.

Cigarette smoking. I find it necessary to completely avoid smoking areas.

If I cannot fully avoid these problems I take an Evening Primrose Oil capsule daily.

I have now been free of this problem for about twenty years and a not recommend it more highly for anyone with an allergy problem, such as hayfever, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

Try this treatment, you may be as surprised as I was.

Regards Ray.

Cannot offer a simple one step solution.

The usual presciption Steroid Nasal Spray has presumably been tried and caused more problems than it solved?

For me the breakthrough in various allergy related problems was the link to food intolerance, which I had not expected.

Try reading Dr Brostoff's 'Food Allergy and Intolerance' if you have not already read, and very carefully eliminate one food group after another.  Be sure to keep a diary of food eaten and symptons, and if intolerance is the issue, the symptons should appear about 36 to 48 hours AFTER the offending food is eaten, or after prolonged intake.

Be sure also to eat a well-balanced diet as far as practicable to keep healthy while conducting the experiments.

For me the food group which was giving problems was Salicylates, but the more usual better known culprits are Dairy, Wheat, etc.

All Best

I have allergy for 4 years.test all medcine.

chlorpheniramine just work for me.save my life

Cutting out all diary products from my diet (including all foods containing milk) completely stopped my rhinitis and throat problems. Even my skin looks better.

I've been on all kinds of nose sprays and even capsules for acid reflux but nothing stopped my rhinitis. I have not been able to breath through my nose for years and have been constantly clearing my threat for years.

I stopped all diary products and I used Soya Milk (which tastes similar to cows milk) and diary-free butter. Within a week I was feeling better, within two weeks I was completely symptom free. I had an ice cream and I was so blocked up that I couldn't breath.

Try cutting diary from your diet see if it works.

I am from asian country and examined my body for several years also studied a little bit of nursing abroad. I also had septoplasty several years ago. A little improvement but not completely cured. In my country, there is a immune therapy which is expensive method for normal people but it could help a lot. I have allergy to mites seriously but normal time my nose doesn't react to mites. I will list what I can't do to protect my nose from sensitive reactions.

1. no dairy products.

2. no eating after 7 pm.

3. eyes and nose are connected. If you use eyes much then nose becomes sensitive.

4. not eating too too much. It trigger short of blood around your nose then it triggers a sensitive reactions. 

5. Sleep after eating also makes your nose sensitive. nor sure about the reason.

6. reading too much makes your eyes tired.

7. lf you feel blocked nose when you lie down, it might be your inner skin is already bloated for some reason and if you lie down your blood goes down thus making your one nostril narrow from a lot of blood there. 

8. I used oriental medicines often and it helped a lot. Nature is the best. Eat vegetables. It helps a lot than coke or snacks.