What?
Yeah, that’s what I thought, too.
Postnasal means ‘in the back of the nasal cavity’, and the drip, well, that refers to the flow of mucous secretion onto the wall of the pharynx (that bit between your mouth and your food pipe). You get postnasal drip for a while when you have a cold or a virus, but its also one of the many (more permanent) annoying symptoms of allerigic rhinitis. I am a post-nasal dripper, and I’ve never ever thought about it until now.
For me, its that feeling that I must just blow my nose or sniff to clear my nasal passages. Now that I come to think about how often it happens, I really can’t say. Sometimes its constant, and sometimes it will be just a few times an hour. That’s why I’ve always got tissues! The ‘mucous secretions’ are not like they are when you’ve got a cold, though. For me they are thin, watery and completely clear - no worse than thick tears. I was interested to read in this article, that you can produce up to 4 pints of secretions in a day!
Crikey!
Would anyone else like to share their experiences of PND?
I’m not sure whether what I have/had is PND though. The best way to describe this is like .. having breathe in some water through the nose?! I remember the times during my swimming lessons long ago.. and it felt exactly like that! I’ll end up having to sniff and swallow instead. (for some reason, I can never blow my nose.. must be an after effect of Allergic Rhinitis)
By the way, do you mind if I add a link to your wordpress?
Comment by Kev — 24 November 2007 @ 8:29 am |
Of course not! Nice to hear from you Kev. x
Comment by spaniel — 26 November 2007 @ 11:04 pm |
Flushing your sinuses with a neti pot is an excellent way to get some relief. The only problem is that you cant use it everywhere. On a recent visit to my allergist she recommended a new “all natural” nasal spray called Sinol Allergy/Sinus nasal spray. For the last two months I have used this product and I love it. Sinol has no harsh side effects but it does a little bite to it when you first begin to use it. Like eating horseradish or wasabi but I like that nose clearing feeling. It will also keep your sinuses drained and bacteria free. I wish I found Sinol years ago.
Comment by Martha — 1 September 2008 @ 1:00 pm |
Yes, I agree that nasal rinses are a great way to go. Neti pot can be a bit of a hassle but I like nasal rinses with some menthol in it to sooth any sore throat I may get with PND. Nasal sprays are a decent last resort–actually studies have shown that they don’t work as well as a straight nasal rinse.
Comment by gotallergies — 23 December 2008 @ 3:10 am |
Didn’t even realize that I was constantly sniffling until my beloved family member told me how annoying it was and that I should go to an allergist. It was such a part of my daily life that I’d forgotten how miserable I’d become. I had come to expect Two sinus infections a year which felt more like the flu. The allergist said I developed allergies later in life b/c the pollen levels had become so high. Since I prefer to try all natural remedies first, he suggested Sinol-M. He said it was a capsaicin (pepper spray) and that he was seeing great results among his patients. I tried Sinol-M and I am happy to report that it virtually alleviated the sniffling issues, I avoided the spring and fall sinus infections and don’t get those miserable sinus headaches anymore. I use it pro-actively 1x in the morning and 1x at night. My nose has stayed clear of congestion, no more post nasal drip or sore throat. I recommend anyone with allergy, sinus issues to try it. You’ll be surprised how great it works and there’s no side effects!
Comment by cas — 18 September 2009 @ 5:17 pm |