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Rhinitis is irritation or inflammation of the Nasal cavity Symptoms of rhinitis include runny nose, itching, sneezing and stuffy nose due to blockage or congestion. These symptoms are the nose's natural response to inflammation and irritation. Rhinitis lasting more than six weeks with persistent symptoms are called chronic rhinitis. Chronic rhinitis may be caused by allergy or a variety of other factors. An allergy is a chronic condition involving an abnormal reaction of the body’s immune system to an otherwise harmless substance called an allergen. An Allergen may be dust, pollen, animal dander or any food etc. Allergic rhinitis is an abnormal immune response, with symptoms such as sneezing, itching and runny nose due to inflammation of the nasal cavity, following exposure to an allergen. Treatment involves 3 strategies- Avoidance, Medications, Immunotherapy Chronic nonallergic rhinitis encompasses a group of rhinitis subtypes without allergic or infectious aetiologies. There are eight subtypes with overlapping presentations, including nonallergic rhinopathy, nonallergic rhinitis with nasal eosinophilia syndrome, atrophic rhinitis, senile or geriatric rhinitis, gustatory rhinitis, drug-induced rhinitis, hormonal rhinitis, and occupational rhinitis. Treatment is symptom-driven and similar to that of allergic rhinitis.

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