Irrigation for Sinusitis
It is not certain whether nasal saline irrigation (also delivered as "neti pots") for sinusitis and colds and allergies is a beneficial or detrimental practice to propagating symptoms. Once considered completely safe, it is possible that in some people, these practices if used too often may deplete nasal mucus and protective immune mediators, thereby increasing the risk of sinus infections. . . .
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Bacterial Rhinosinusitis (2007)
Rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory process that most commonly involves the mucosa of the nose and one or more of the paranasal sinuses. Symptoms of rhinosinusitis are described as acute, suacute, and chronic. . . .
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Rhinoviruses Aggravate Asthma
Molecular characterization methods permitted the identification of new human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and allowed examination of genotype-specific links with respiratory disease including asthma. . . .
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Update on Allergic Rhinitis
This article defines Rhinitis as inflammation of the membrane lining the nose, characterized by nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, itching of the nose and/or postnasal drainage and describes different levels of the condition. . . .
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