Clinical features:
Presents as chronic nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea with no demonstrable allergy.
Management:
If medical treatment in the form of antihistamine or steroid sprays fails to produce relief, nasal obstruction may be helped by surgical reduction or diathermy of the inferior turbinates.
Long term use of sympathomimetic vasoconstrictor nasal sprays can result in chronic nasal congestion as a rebound effect: rhinitis medicamentosa.
