Excess nasal drainage, which can come from the nose, the back of the throat, or both, can cause a runny nose.
Rhinorrhea, which is actually a thin, mostly clear nasal discharge, and “rhinitis,” which is an inflammation of the nasal tissues, are both terms that are frequently used to describe a runny nose.
Nasal congestion may or may not accompany a runny nose in a person.
Anything that irritates or inflames the nasal tissues can result in a runny nose, including allergies, various irritants, infections like the common cold and influenza, and nonallergic rhinitis, also known as vasomotor rhinitis, which affects some people who experience a chronic runny nose for no apparent reason.
A tumor, a foreign body, polyps, and migraine-like headaches are less frequent causes of runny noses.
CAUSES OF RHINORRHEA
- Acute sinusitis (sinus infection)
- Allergies
- Chronic sinusitis
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Common cold
- Decongestant nasal spray overuse
- Deviated septum
- Dry air
- Wegener’s granulomatosis, also known as granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Hormonal changes
- Influenza (flu)
- Lodged object
- medications, including those for high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, depression, seizures, and other ailments
- Nasal polyps
- Chronic congestion or sneezing without an allergy connection is known as nonallergic rhinitis.
- Occupational asthma
- Pregnancy
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Spinal fluid leak
- Tobacco smoke
SYMPTOMS OF RHINORRHEA
- Headache.
- Salted or metallic-tasting nasal drainage
- Leaning forward and keeping your head down causes more drainage.
- Lack of smell (anosmia)
- Nasal congestion.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR RHINORRHEA
ARSENIC ALBUM :Useful for rhinorrhoea when there is thin watery discharge from the nose with burning sensation. Also helpful for recurrent sneezing one after the other with runny nose, burning and tearing of eyes, puffiness around eyes, and stuffy nose. Very helpful when person has an asthmatic tendency with breathing difficulties, and oppression of chest which is generally worse when he lies down.
SULPHUR :When an individual is agitated, depressed, thin and weak but with a good appetite, there is a feeling of congestion or oppression in the chest in an asthmatic condition, it is helpful for rhinorrhoea. The itching and redness of the eyes are signs of an allergic condition, and the itching is followed by a burning sensation that is relieved by applying cold.
NATRUM MUR :Useful for discharge that is watery or thick and whitish, like the white of an egg, and for rhinorrhoea when there is increased itchiness in the nose, throat, and ears along with recurrent sneezing one after the other.
SABADILLA :Useful for hay fever or allergic rhinitis symptoms like runny nose, severe frontal headache, and red eyelids. Very helpful for spasmodic, one-after-another sneezing that is rhinorrhoeic.
ALLIUM CEPA :Useful for rhinorrhea, which includes a runny nose that drips profusely from the tip of the nose, watery eyes, burning in the nose from excessive mucus secretion, and profuse sneezing.
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