Rhinitis, also known as coryza, is irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose. Common symptoms include a stuffy nose, runny nose, sneezing and post nasal drip.
The inflammation is caused by viruses, bacteria, irritants or allergens. The most common form of rhinitis is allergic rhinitis, which is usually caused by airborne allergens such as pollen and pet dander. Allergic rhinitis can cause additional symptoms, such as sneezing and itchy nose, coughing, headache, fatigue, malaise and cognitive impairment. The allergens can also affect the eyes, causing watering, red or itchy eyes and puffiness around the eyes. The inflammation results in the formation of large amounts of mucus, which usually cause a runny nose, as well as nasal congestion and post nasal drip. In allergic rhinitis, the inflammation is caused by degranulation of mast cells in the nose. When mast cells degranulate, they release histamine and other chemicals, starting an inflammatory process that can cause symptoms outside the nose, such as fatigue and malaise. In the case of infectious rhinitis, this can occasionally lead to pneumonia, either viral or bacterial. Sneezing also occurs in infectious rhinitis to expel bacteria and viruses from the airways. Rhinitis is very common.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
