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Article: A humidifier will help ease nocturnal runny nose, cough
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 26, 1987
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Q. What can a person do about a chronically runny nose in the
winter? I lay down at night and within a few minutes I feel a tickle
in my throat and I have to cough. This, too, is a winter thing. Are
the runny nose and cough part of the same problem?
A. They probably are related, but the problem begins with the
nose and the name for the condition is vasomotor rhinitis. I am just
now getting my annual quota of complaints from sufferers of this
seasonal affliction.
Vasomotor rhinitis is an exuberant manifestation of normal nasal
function. Normally, the pint or so of nasal mucus drains easily and
is swallowed along with salivary secretions. Some people are
bothered by excessive production ...