PPP 179 - Rhinitis with Prof Pete Smith
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October 11, 202546m 53s
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Show Notes
We talk with Prof Pete Smith, an allergist from Queensland about
- Why rhinitis shouldn't be sneezed at (sorry we had to), including the consequences of allergic rhinitis being un/undertreated
- The recommended method to use intranasal sprays - hint "if you can taste it, you're wasting it"
- How to discuss concerns patients might have about intranasal corticosteroids
- The long list of potential triggers of nonallergic rhinitis
- What are the red flag symptoms of rhinitis?
Some further reading:
- Nonallergic Rhinopathy: A Comprehensive Review of Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, S2213-2198(24)00270-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2024.03.009
- Itch Beyond the Skin-Mucosal Itch. Front Allergy. 2021;2:700368. Published 2021 Oct 28. https://doi.org/10.3389/falgy.2021.700368
- Characteristics of nonallergic vasomotor rhinitis. World Allergy Organ J. 2009 Jun 15;2(6):102-5. https://doi.org/10.1097/wox.0b013e3181a8e389
- Allergic and Mixed Rhinitis: Diagnosis and Natural Evolution. J Clin Med. 2019 Nov 19;8(11):2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8112019