How to Use rhinitis in a Sentence

rhinitis

noun
  • Watch for symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis as your son grows.
    — Kevin Boyd, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • These trees release huge quantities of pollen in the winter months, which can spark allergic rhinitis or hay fever.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Hexavalent chromium compounds can cause several types of cancer, as well as skin and lung diseases such as asthma and rhinitis.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • For those not suffering from an infectious or allergic cause, vasomotor rhinitis might be the cause.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Gustatory rhinitis causes extreme mucus production from the nose with eating, and some people will have cough with this.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 May 2021
  • People with atopic dermatitis are more likely to have a family history of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The family has complained of chest pain, rhinitis, fatigue, headaches, rashes, dermatitis, vomiting and more.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Notably, the same strain also mediated a lower nasal congestion in adults with allergic grass-pollen rhinitis in a small proof of concept trial.
    — Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
  • This condition, sometimes called nonallergic rhinitis, occurs as older bodies lose some control over blood vessels in the nose and mucus glands.
    — Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
  • People with nonallergic rhinitis are less likely to have telltale symptoms of allergies, such as rapid-fire sneezing, Viswanathan says.
    — Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Patients with allergic rhinitis will experience a flare in symptoms with exposure to their allergens.
    — Mansi Kanuga Md, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • Vasomotor rhinitis symptoms are similar to the symptoms caused by allergic rhinitis.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Hay Fever Allergic rhinitis, commonly known as seasonal allergies or hay fever, is a response to allergens such as pollen.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For example, treating underlying allergic rhinitis can help prevent flare-ups associated with pollen or dust mites.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As with allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis, a doctor can help identify the triggers and determine how to best manage symptoms.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • My concern is the ablation procedure may alleviate the rhinitis problem but create another problem.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Just as your anesthesiologist hypothesized, it is thought to be partly due to a nonallergic rhinitis (nose inflammation) of cold and dry oxygen.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Ablation of the posterior nasal nerves is a new treatment for vasomotor rhinitis, which is characterized by a runny nose after eating or with changes in temperature.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Changes in the duration and intensity of pollen season affect allergic disorders like seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma.
    — Dr. Kimberly Loo, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The patient, who has a history of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and nasal congestion, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, Scotland.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Among Viswanathan’s older patients who experience symptoms, about 40 percent have allergies, while the rest have nonallergic rhinitis.
    — Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This is due to a Harry Potter-sounding phenomenon called rhinitis medicamentosa, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Irises don’t generally cause rhinitis symptoms, either; for a special touch, Stembel recommends rarer varieties of bearded irises.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Seasonal allergic rhinitis is a fairly common problem caused by outdoor and indoor allergens (normally harmless substances the immune system recognizes as foreign).
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
  • Less frequent side effects can include chest discomfort, weakness, headache, rhinitis, hypoglycemia and vitamin B12 deficiency (with long-term metformin use).
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Wildfire smoke causes issues from inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis) and runny nose (rhinitis) and cough to more serious illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia, Barbour said.
    — Karen Pearlman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2020
  • However, the most common symptoms after ingestion of garlic, contact with garlic, or exposure to garlic dust are asthma, hives (urticaria), runny nose (rhinitis), or skin rashes (contact dermatitis).
    — Alyssa Hui, Health, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Both allergic and nonallergic rhinitis (inflammation of the mucosal lining of the nose) can result in membrane swelling and excess mucus, potentially triggering sneezing.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Mar. 2019
  • After a few weeks of treatment in the shelter, the cute cat was still having symptoms similar to that of an upper respiratory infection and was later diagnosed as chronic rhinitis, or inflammation within the nasal cavity.
    — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 15 Nov. 2019
  • As most people know, the late summer instigator of late-season allergic rhinitis is ragweed (Ambrosia artimisiifolia), with its bloom time that overlaps with many goldenrods but does so fully camouflaged in green flowers.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023

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