What Are Other Causes Of The Stuffy Nose?
Most short-term episodes of stuffy nose or drainage are not due to allergies. Allergies by definition, are chronic. The most common reason for the acutely stoppedup nose and drainage is the common cold. This is caused by the common rhinovirus (nose virus) and typically occurs more commonly in the winter months. Adults exposed to young children, however, may be blessed with colds or the acute upper respiratory infection (URI) any time of the year. Still, many of us notice that our noses may stop-up off-and-on for no apparent reason. However, there are good reasons for the unpleasant symptoms that plague so many rhinosufferers in the Ohio Valley. The average nasal cavity and sinus passages swell every four to six hours. Usually, this swelling will alternate between the right and left nasal cavity, with one side staying open. We call this alternating swelling the “nasal cycle”. The best explanation for this cycle is that nature does not want us breathing out of one side of the nose all th
