AskPippa🇨🇦Chronic #rhinitis in adults is like having your nostrils pinched closed for weeks at a time. You can't sleep, your mouth dries out from mouth-breathing... it's awful. It can lead to sinus & ear infection, polyps and maybe eventually a need for sinus surgery. It's often downplayed by the #medical community because it's not life threatening like heart disease.
Worse if a patient has high eye pressure (IOP) and high #glaucoma risk -- they can't use meds like #nasal steroids or decongestants, and many antihistamines as they can all increase IOP (via anticholinergic effects).
So, #MedMastodon, what are some good approaches for this?
This paper gives a good overview.
#rhinology #otolaryngology #otorhinolaryngology #nasal
Rhinitis in Older Adults
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11882-013-0342-3
Worse if a patient has high eye pressure (IOP) and high #glaucoma risk -- they can't use meds like #nasal steroids or decongestants, and many antihistamines as they can all increase IOP (via anticholinergic effects).
So, #MedMastodon, what are some good approaches for this?
This paper gives a good overview.
#rhinology #otolaryngology #otorhinolaryngology #nasal
Rhinitis in Older Adults
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11882-013-0342-3
Rhinitis in Older Adults - Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
Rhinitis symptoms of rhinorrhea, congestion, sneezing, nasal/ocular pruritis, and postnasal drainage can significantly affect the quality of life for older adults. As the US population ages, it will be increasingly important for health-care providers to effectively diagnose and manage rhinitis. Rhinitis is categorized broadly into allergic rhinitis and non-allergic rhinitis. Environmental changes and avoidance measures are a primary means of intervention. In addition, there are several topical therapies (nasal sprays) that can be effective for symptom control.
Randy Luckham, PharmD (Canada)