Patent ID: 8398580
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61H,A61K,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating rhinitis, comprising: identifying a patient suffering from rhinitis; administering a treatment agent selected to treat rhinitis to the patient; and delivering a capnic gas to a nasal or oral membrane of the patient; wherein the treatment agent is selected from the group consisting of antihistamines, H1 receptor antagonist, corticosteroids, leukotriene receptor antagonists, mast cell stabilizers, anticholinergic agents, and decongestants; and wherein the treatment agent and capnic gas are administered and delivered simultaneously at a controlled flow rate in the range from 0.5 cc/sec to 30 cc/sec, and wherein the patient refrains from inhaling the capnic gas when the capnic gas is delivered to the nasal or oral membrane.