What difference does rhinitis have with cold

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Rhinitis refers to the inflammation of nasal mucosa and submucosal tissue. Performance for congestion or edema, patients often appear nasal congestion, runny water, nasal itching, throat discomfort, cough and other symptoms. Cold, also known as cold and wind, is a common exogenous disease caused by wind evil invading human body. The clinical manifestations were nasal congestion, cough, headache, chilly fever and general discomfort. Many patients with nose allergy think it is a cold, take cold medicine for treatment, the result delayed the disease, how to distinguish the difference between the two? Here are a few symptoms for comparison.

What difference does rhinitis have with cold

The first: attack time seasonal nose allergy general specific season specific time attack, more regular, cold is no time rule.

Second: the duration of nose allergy can last for weeks to months, usually after the elimination of allergens, symptoms will disappear. A cold usually lasts about 7-10 days.

Third: accompanied by symptoms, nose allergy can have ears, eyes, throat itching, sometimes headache, insomnia. A cold is accompanied by fever, fatigue, drowsiness, and general discomfort.

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The rhinitis caused by cold is mostly acute rhinitis, which is caused by virus infection. At the initial stage, due to the congestion and expansion of nasal mucosa blood vessels, the secretion of glands increases, and the patient has a runny nose. After 3 to 5 days, the mucosal exudate deposits on the mucosal surface, forming purulent mucus secretion. Some patients with acute rhinitis can have repeated attacks and turn into chronic rhinitis, and the symptoms worsen after a cold. If suffering from acute rhinitis, should be treated in time, once into chronic rhinitis, treatment is more difficult, easy to induce lesions.