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Rhinitis: Sneezing
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Acupuncture may provide symptom relief for persistent allergic rhinitis in children, according to results published in a 2004 pediatrics journal. The study compared the effects of active versus sham acupuncture. Larger trials are needed to confirm these results.
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If you sneeze and have a runny or stuffy nose during the spring, summer or fall allergy seasons, you may have seasonal allergic rhinitis or hay fever. Hay fever is the most common type of allergy problem. It mainly affects the eyes and nose. Hay fever symptoms include sneezing, itching, runny or stuffy nose and red, watery eyes.
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CLARINEX is a nonsedating prescription antihistamine that provides 24-hour relief of allergic rhinitis symptoms in adults and children. CLARINEX is available as a regular tablet, an orally-disintegrating tablet, CLARINEX RediTabs(R), as bubblegum-flavored syrup for children as young as 6 months, and in combination with a decongestant, CLARINEX-D(R) 24 HOUR (desloratadine 5 mg/pseudoephedrine 240 mg) Extended Release Tablets for patients 12 years of age and older. CLARINEX is marketed in Europe under the trade names AERIUS(TM) and NEOCLARITYN(TM).
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Histamine is a chemical that causes many of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis: a runny nose, sneezing, itchiness of the nose, and a blocked nose. Histamine is found naturally in the body, but the amount of it increases during allergic reactions
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Endoscopic vidian neurectomy has been effective in treating vasomotor rhinitis, having gained popularity in the early 1990s. The vidian nerve contains contributions from the greater and deep petrosal nerves and supplies autonomic input to nasal mucosa. Electrical stimulation of the vidian nerve leads to nasal vasodilation and increased secretions. This procedure has been used to manage severe vasomotor rhinitis secondary to medical management. As medical therapy has improved over the past 2 decades, use of this procedure has declined. However, its efficacy is not in question.
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Although no single agent is uniformly effective in controlling the many and varied symptoms of vasomotor rhinitis, available evidence supports a stepwise application of several agents after a careful history and physical examination. Additional therapies, for which AHRQ felt there was no strong evidence base, may be tried if the approved approaches fail. These therapies include topical decongestants, oral decongestants, and local application of silver nitrate solutions by an otolaryngologist.
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