Vasomotor rhinitis: neglected cause of nasal congestion
Stewart, T.W.
Postgraduate Medicine 67(1): 171-174; 176, 178
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 6153128 Document Number: 158955
Vasomotor rhinitis is a condition of chronic nasal congestion which is noninfectious and nonallergic. Its cause is thought to be an imbalance of autonomic control to the nasal mucosa. This disorder is a diagnosis of exclusion, and other causes of chronic nasal obstruction must be considered first. Treatment measures include avoidance of nonspecific stimuli which exacerbate symptoms and, for symptomatic relief, use of oral sympathomimetics. Antihistamine-decongestant combinations may be effective in some patients. Topical vasoconstrictors should not be used.