what causes rhinitis chronic
Rhinitis means inflammation of the nose. Common symptoms include sneezing, a blocked or congested nose, a runny nose (watery discharge) and an itchy nose. Less common symptoms include itchy throat, loss of smell, face pain, headache and itchy and watery, red eyes.The most common cause of rhinitis is a cold.1. Persistent rhinitis typically causes sneezing and a blocked, itchy and runny nose. An allergy is a common cause but there are also non-allergic causes. Treatment options include avoiding things that cause an allergy, an antihistamine nose spray, antihistamine tablets and a steroid nose spray.