Hi,
Perhaps my experience can be of help.When i am exposed to warm air my nose gets blocked and nostrils and tip of my nose swell considerable.I have also noticed it get worse when lying down.My nose does not usually get red though.Only when it is very bad.This bothers me a lot if i am out at night.A warm stuffy bar or restaurant and my nose looks twice as big.My conclusion is that this is like vasomotor rhinitis except my nose swells on the outside as well as in the nasal passages.My nose reacts to warm air as if it were an alergen causing blood vessel dilation and swelling.I used to take sudefed tablets which are nasal decongestants years ago when the condition was much less severe.They used to work but do not work anymore.I think your condition is too severe for sudafed to work.Sudafed works by constricting nasal blood vessels.When sudafed stopped working i tried a drug called Singulair.Singulair is an asthma and rhinitis medication that your doctor can prescribe for you. Singulair worked wonders completely stopping the swelling and completely unblocking my nose.It works by blocking the actions of leukotrienes which are swelling agents involved in asthma and rhinitis. Unfortunately for me the side effects i got from this medication meant i couldnt continue to take it.I experienced severe anxiety and depression from it which was a little scary.This is an experience some people have had on this drug but apparently it is rare.I know people who have taken it and experienced no problems.I think this drug could be effective in your case.I think the redness you are experience is just increased bloodflow caused by vasodilation.It may also help to try an antihistimine but for me it had little effect.When i tried Singulair i took a nasal steriod spray with it.After three days i had no symtoms a sensation totally knew to me.How i wish i could continue taking singulair.If you live in the United States there is another drug called Zyflo which works in a similar way but it is expensive.It is not available where i am.
oh wow! i have the same exact nose issue that you are experiencing! i am very fair skinned and just within the past few months i have started having problems with my nose.... swelling, tingling, red, very stuffy, and very uncomfortable. i will have some good days where it doesn't bother me too much and then some days where it is swollen, stuffy, and red all day. it bothers me alot because i don't have any idea what is causing it. i thought it was related to hormones but the more i'm keeping track of it the more i'm realizing that it's not. i have been doing research on rosacea and allergies to try to figure out what it is. i don't even know what kind of dr i should go to- an ENT or dermatologist. it is really bothering me and it's really hard to explain it to other people. i would love any helpful info. i took some benadryl this morning to see if it would help and it seemed to help a little for about 2 hours and then it stopped and my nose got all stuffy, swollen, and tingly again.
I have allergies so I usually have running nose. One time, I was blowing my nose a lot of times then I had a pimple like bump on the tip of my nose that got infected so half of my nose turned red. I went to the doctor so he prescribed Amoxicillin and Acyclovir for 7 days. The infection was gone and so with the redness but after three weeks my nose where it used to be red is red again. Maybe because I still have running nose and I keep blowing it. I am taking Claritin to relieve my allergies.
Dr. Anitha,
Thank you for your response. I will try the ideas you recommended.
I also notice that my nose tingles from time to time.. especially when I am changing environments (going from warm to cold, etc.) Is this an allergy thing too?
Thank you again.
Hello and hope you are doing well.
In an entity called allergic rhinitis, the symptoms are similar to a common cold, but they are usually more persistent and show seasonal variation. The individual responds to an allergen, which can be in many forms like dust and household mites. It appears that you are suffering from such a phenomenon.
You can tackle this problem in the following ways: Prevention and Therapy during attacks.
For prevention: Try to maintain an allergen-free environment. Substitute all synthetic and cool materials with cotton ones. Remove all dust-collecting household articles like carpets, bedspreads etc. Alternatively an allergy specialist may try to identify the offending allergen and try to desensitize you.
Using low dose steroidal nasal sprays are very effective. The steroid in the spray is very low and acts only locally. Two puffs in each nostril two times a days for about a month. The effect starts only after 2weeks of therapy.
Once an attack has occurred, the antihistamines like chlopheneramine, lovatidine are effective. Nasal decongestant drops too relieve congestion.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Thanks for the welcome! I hope that I can get some answers!
Hi - I am not sure at all but wanted to stop by and say welcome to our community.