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Rosacea and Rhinitis

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matt95821
matt95821

You may have read my previous discussion about my very prominent red nose. I have noticed lately that it gets worse later in the day and certainly after eating. What happens is strange though now I think about it. The inside of my nose starts to feel blocked and a build up of mucous (crust) forms, having googled the symptoms it could be something called vasomotor rhinitis. This then in turn makes the outside of my nose red. I have used antihistamines to try to improve this but it doesn't seem to help. Does anybody else have the same symptoms?

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  • sleew
    sleew matt95821

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    Same thing happened to me.  My nose would get so red it was almost purple.  Heat, stress or embarassment triggered it and also every evening it got worse (also after eating a hot meal or taking a hot shower).  When it was really bad I would put an ice pack on my nose in the evening, that really helped.  I have since quit my stressful job...not something that everyone can do but that really helped reduce the "attacks" also.  Now it usually only turns red in the evening and I put calamine lotion on it.  I leave it on over night and then I am usually good until the next evening.  It takes out the redness and heat almost immediately and that alone is a huge relief, but of course it's not something I can do in public.  It hasn't gotten that red in over a year now, nor do I have that stuffy feeling anymore, so don't despair, there is hope.  Good luck to you!
    • matt95821
      matt95821 sleew

      Posted

      Hi sleew, many thanks for the reply, so sorry it took me so long to come back to you. I certainly find it stress related, when the pressure builds at work I can literally feel my nose changing colour and once it has it is there for probably the rest of the day, my confidence is shot to pieces, if it comes on suddenly at home then I will wash in salt water which helps (this is also fabulous for seborrheic dermatitis btw). I will give the calamine a go, does it have to be kept in the fridge?, the only time I used calamine before was about 30 years ago when I had chicken pox, just remember my mother putting it on and it was freezing!

      When you used an ice pack I take it you didn't put it directly onto your nose? I can only see this making it redder!

      Thanks again for the reply and I'll keep you posted.

    • sleew
      sleew matt95821

      Posted

      Hi Matt,

      That's exactly what happened to me at work too, I coud feel it coming on and then there was no stopping it, it became a vicious circle because as you know that causes even more stress.  I would go to the bathroom and splash cold water on my face, and then put on Clinque Redness Solution powder.  The powder (which is yellow) definitely made my nose and cheeks look less red.  Not a cure but it helped at work and you really can't tell you have powder on your face.  When I put ice on my nose/face, I would wrap it in a towel and let the cold soak through.  Before you try that though, try the calamine.  I never needed the ice after that, the calamine really takes the red out in 15 to 20 minutes and feels really good.  I don't keep it in the fridge.  Please let me know how the calamine works.  I am anxious for some feedback as it has really saved my sanity and I find it hard to believe it could help me so much and not be effective for others also.

      One more thing, I did dabble a bit with deep breathing, self-hypnosis, and other methods to try to prevent the stress related flushing in the first place. I didnt do it long enough to have any success because I ended up just quitting my job, which I hated anyway, but I realize not everyone can do that.  It might be worth checking out self-hypnosis on the internet, they actualy have examples for this exact thing, eliminating flushing from embarassment or stress.

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