What are the symptoms of allergic rhinitis?
Most people with allergic rhinitis have a blocked or runny nose.
Some also have sneezing and itching in the nose and back of throat.
Allergic rhinitis can also make the eyes itchy, red and teary. Not
everyone with allergic rhinitis has all these symptoms.
People with asthma may not recognize that they also have allergic
rhinitis, because the symptoms can be mistaken for asthma. For this
reason, doctors recommend that people with asthma should be checked for
allergic rhinitis.
Allergic rhinitis can occur all year round, or just at certain times of year. The main symptoms of allergic rhinitis are:
- itchy, runny or blocked nose
- itchy or watery eyes
- sneezing
- always feeling like you have a head cold
- frequent sore throats
- hoarse voice
- breathing through the mouth
- snoring
- facial pain or pressure
- frequent headaches
- repeatedly getting middle ear infections
- constantly coughing to clear the throat or soon after lying down to sleep
- bad breath
- sleeping badly or being tired during the day
- breathing problems even when your asthma is well controlled
