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Suggest Treatment For Runny Nose And Severe Sneezing

Posted on Fri, 30 Jan 2015

Question: I have a running nose. Feeling lot of sneezing.

Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Need some more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

I would like to know some more details before I opine on your condition.

Since when do you have the above symptoms?
Do you get such episodes recurrently ?
Have you taken any treatment for the same ?
Do you have fever ?

Waiting for your reply,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Raju A.T (5 hours later)

Since when do you have the above symptoms?
A. Since Sunday evening

Do you get such episodes recurrently ?
Not recurrently.

Have you taken any treatment for the same ?
Not yet.

Do you have fever ?
No.

Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Rhinitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the information.

Based on the description provided I suspect you t be suffering from simple rhinitis. Such infections are usually viral and last for a week or so. You can only take symptomatic treatment as there are no useful antivirals for such infections.

You can take Tab Benadryl once in the night after food for three days. If you have nasal blockade you can apply Otrivin decongestant nasal drops twice daily around 4 drops into each nostril for not more than three days.

The above treatment would surely keep the symptoms at bay.

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar