Long-term non-allergic chronic rhinitis / nothing helping
Hi there,
I developed a non-allergic chronic rhinitis some time five years ago. It appeared out of blue, and my nose has been blocked and runny ever since. I believe it significantly affects my breathing which, in its turn, affects my physical performance as well as sleep. There also must be a connection between this and the fact that I have been experiencing drowsiness, slowness of thought processes, and general brain fog.
I have tried to address this problem in many ways, including by using saline sprays, corticosteroids, antibiotics etc. No allergies whatsoever. Eventually, I was proposed to do a septoplasty, as my septum was slightly deviated. It was suggested that my breathing would significantly improve as a result, so I agreed. After the surgery, my breathing did improve for some time, but then the production of mucus re-started a few weeks/months after that.
At this point, I don't know what to do. I've tried most of the options to address this issue, but it seems there is no clear solution. My assumption is that I have a constant low-degree inflammation in my nose which restricts the airflow in the passageways. The surgery helped somewhat but didn't solve the primary issue of this inflammation.
Any suggestions as to what I could do? Personal experience?
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@triciaot thanks for your recommendation. I will check it out, this spray sounds very promising. thanks!
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1 Reaction@arbez thanks for sharing. Actually, this is a very interesting comment, and I will definitely check with my dentist soon. The issue is that I have something like 6 wisdom teeth (removed two just recently). Perhaps there is a connection between my half-burrowed wisdom teeth and this chronic problem. Thanks!
@brittis thanks for sharing and I'm sorry to hear about your struggle. I do have dry eyes from time to time and, more importantly, my eyesight has been slowly deteriorating over the past years (I'm 30), and it's not clear whether there's a connection between this issue, chronic rhinitis and some sort of low-degree inflammation that I have been experiencing on top of all that.