@gillytrue My dad always had a runny nose later in life. I don't think it was allergies and he wasn't taking antihistamines. One condition that can be associated with asthma is having a low-grade infection in sinuses or lungs. I think I suffer from that along with allergies. I was diagnosed with eosinophilic or E - asthma. Periodically, I need to use an antibiotic ointment (Mupirocin) in my nose to clear this out. This came from a pre-surgery protocol to clear any staph infections in nasal passages, and it works for me, so my doctors give me a prescription. My symptoms are that my lungs build some phlegm as it tries to clean out any bacteria or irritants such as air pollution, smoke or fragrances. My lungs are pretty reactive. I also have some physical issues with muscle tightness in my chest because of having Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ( TOS ), so that kind of traps the phlegm. It needs to keep moving or it can progress into an infection. I notice when my resting heart rate goes up a little bit because of phlegm interfering with oxygen absorption. One of my dental providers says that asthma is caused by an infection, and she recommends drinking a specific coffee every day that helps combat the infection. I don't have details of how this is supposed to work. I do know that caffeine helps me clear phlegm when I drink coffee, but too much of that isn't great either.

Have you tried HEPA air filtration at home, or avoiding fragrances in cleaning products and detergents? I know this helps me. That is probably considered an irritant rather than an allergy.

@gillytrue
Hi!
I have this too and I am
sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Mine is pretty severe with it really limiting what I can do. What treatments have you had and were any successful?
Thanks