2023-05-10 12:47:57
Many live with the inconvenience of seasonal allergies, but the case of a viewer from Boisbriand particularly caught the attention of Dr. Picotte.
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The patient claims to have to blow his nose constantly, even ten times during the duration of a single meal.
He says he has lived with this condition for fifteen years. “I’m tired of this,” he said.
According to Dr. Frédéric Picotte, a family doctor in Shawinigan, “it seems to be a common condition called vasomotor rhinitis”.
“As you get older, there are people who, when exposed to a change in temperature, are going to have a runny nose.”
These temperature changes can include the following: going in and out of the house, drinking hot coffee, or even eating spicy food.
The family doctor suggests that patients suffering from similar symptoms (without knowing the cause) use inhaled cortisone-type drugs or Dymista, which is a combination of cortisone and local antihistamine.
If, however, sufferers are convinced of the link with temperature, they may instead turn to inhaled Ipratropium. This medication dries out the nasal mucosa.
Finally, Dr. Picotte advises people to consult their family doctor or an otolaryngologist (ENT).
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