Everyday triggers
- Having a cold
- Changes in weather (temperature or humidity)
- Exercising
- Smoke, paint fumes or perfumes
- Alcohol and spicy food
Vasomotor (Non-Allergic) Rhinitis Treatment
Chronic sneezing or a stuffy, runny nose with no clear allergy? Our ENT specialists diagnose and treat vasomotor (non-allergic) rhinitis for lasting relief.
Non-Allergic Rhinitis Care
Vasomotor (non-allergic) rhinitis treatment
Non-allergic rhinitis involves chronic sneezing and a congested nose with no clear reason. It can affect both children and adults, but it is more common after the age of 20.
Unlike allergic rhinitis, it isn’t driven by an allergy — but the symptoms can be just as bothersome. Visit our nose specialists for vasomotor (non-allergic) rhinitis treatment.
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Symptoms
Symptoms of non-allergic rhinitis
Symptoms tend to come and go through the year and may include:
Stuffy or runny nose
Sneezing
Cough
Mucus in the throat
Usually no itchy nose, eyes or throat
Causes & Triggers
What triggers non-allergic rhinitis
Common triggers include:
Body & medication causes
- Hormonal changes in pregnancy or adolescence, HRT or the contraceptive pill
- An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
- Medicines such as ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, aspirin and anti-inflammatory painkillers
- Overusing decongestant nasal sprays
When to see a doctor
- Your symptoms are severe
- Symptoms aren’t improving with OTC medicines or self-care
- You have troublesome side effects from rhinitis medicines
Treatment
Treatment for vasomotor rhinitis
Viral rhinitis usually clears on its own without medical treatment, and nasal decongestants can help by reducing swelling and a blocked nose. Avoiding the environmental triggers causing your symptoms is important, and corticosteroid nasal sprays can reduce inflammation and congestion.
If you don’t respond to these, your doctor may try antihistamine nasal sprays (even though it isn’t an allergy), anticholinergic nasal sprays to ease breathing and reduce mucus, sodium cromoglicate nasal spray, saline irrigation for crusting and dryness in atrophic rhinitis, or antibiotics if there is an infection.
Treatment options
- Avoiding your triggers
- Nasal decongestants and saline therapy
- Corticosteroid nasal sprays
- Antihistamine or anticholinergic nasal sprays
- Antibiotics if there is an infection
When to see your ENT specialist
Please book an appointment promptly if:
- Your symptoms are severe
- Symptoms are not improving with OTC medicines or self-care
- You have troublesome side effects from rhinitis medicines
- Congestion is affecting your sleep or daily life
- Symptoms keep coming back
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FAQs
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Common questions about vasomotor (non-allergic) rhinitis treatment.
It is chronic sneezing and nasal congestion with no clear allergic cause. It is more common after age 20 and usually does not cause itchy eyes, nose or throat.
Non-allergic rhinitis is not driven by an allergy and usually lacks the itchiness of hay fever. It is triggered by things like weather changes, smoke, perfumes, spicy food and certain medicines.
Treatment includes avoiding triggers, nasal decongestants, corticosteroid nasal sprays and saline therapy, with antihistamine or anticholinergic sprays and antibiotics if needed.
Common triggers include colds, weather changes, exercise, smoke and fumes, alcohol and spicy food, hormonal changes, an underactive thyroid, certain medicines, and overusing decongestant sprays.
See a doctor if symptoms are severe, are not improving with over-the-counter medicines or self-care, or if you have troublesome side effects from rhinitis medicines.
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