My mother has chronic
rhinitisAllergic rhinitis, non-allergic as far as we can tell, but as she now has
COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder)
Smoking and copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder), it's gone from being a nuisance to a danger.
When she has been relatively immobile for some time, there's no problem. But when she starts moving, her
noseNose fracture starts running like someone has turned on a faucet. For example, if we're watching television in the
eveningEvening primrose
Evening primrose oil, she's fine, but when she gets up to go to bed, the runny
noseNose fracture begins and is really out of
controlControl
Control rx--what doesn't come out the nose becomes post-nasal drip, and that's really, really bad for her chest. Or it strangles her, and she starts coughing badly, which exhausts her quickly.
None of the antihistamines work for very long, and they're really not recommended anyway for someone with emphysema. She's tried nasal sprays as well--I don't have a full list of everything we've tried and tossed, I'm afraid.
Is there such a thing as movement-related rhinitis? Why does movement trigger such an outpouring? More to the point, does anyone have any suggestions--treatments, meds, anything?