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What is acute rhinitis (common cold)?
Rhinitis means any kind of inflammatory condition of nasal mucosal lining. Rhinitis is also known as coryza. Acute rhinitis is related to environmental allergies or common Viral infections.
Viral microbes with numerous types can infect the respiratory epithelium of the nasal cavity repeatedly throughout the year, or during a specific period of time like in winter.
Acute viral rhinitis (AVR) is the commonest infectious disease of human body. The disease may progress and the clinical scene becomes complicated in very rare condition.
Symptoms :
Symptoms of acute rhinitis includes :
- Nasal stuffness
- Runny nose
- Sneezing
- Low grade fever
- Cough
- Congestion
Stuffiness can be relieved from decongestants like phenylephrine or oxymetazoline as nasal spray or pseudoephedrine through mouth. These drugs may cause blood vessel or nasal mucous membrane constriction.
Symptoms takes peak on the 2nd,3rd or 4th days of infection and lasts for 1 week. People are mostly infectious for first 24 hours.
Does homeopathy have medicines for acute viral rhinitis (common cold)?
The homeopathic mode of treatment can cure acute rhinitis by enhancing patient’s immunity by making patients less susceptible to infections, allergens and other environmental factors .
Homeopathic Treatment is giving outstanding result from relief in frequent cold by reducing its duration ,episodes and frequency of cold with no side effects .
Duration of homeopathic Treatment:
Mostly in the duration if 6 to 8 weeks patient response to homeopathic Treatment .
The total duration of the homeopathic Treatment can vary from 4 months to 2 years depending upon the response of the immune system of patient.
Causes:
Acute rhinitis is mainly caused by virus or sometimes by bacteria.
common causes of rhinitis includes:
- Pollen
- Dust
- Mold
- Cockroach waste
- Fumes and odor
- Hormonal changes
- Smoke
The risk factors of acute rhinitis are as follow :
- Weak immune system
- Smoking
- Exposure to virus
Conventional Treatments are :
- Decongestants
- Antihistamines
- Zinc containing products
The homeopathic medicines for common cold are as follow:
- Arsenic album
- Arsenic iodum
- Euphrasia
- Hepar sulpharicum
- Pulsatilla
- Phosphorus
