Medical Treatment Of Chronic Rhinitis

In most cases chronic rhinitis can be a symptom of nasal sinus affection, allergic, immunologic or systemic disease as well as a result of toxic effects. Others are adenoids, septum deviation, foreign bodies and abuse of nasal drops. Besides of non-specific treatment pharmacological therapy aims at the treatment of the underlying disease. Possible complications of the chronic rhinitis are the atrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis as well as foetor and disturbance of olfactory perception. Therefore there is need for a causal therapy to avoid exacerbation. This essay gives a survey of the pharmacological possibilities in the treatment of the chronic rhinitis.