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Severe Nasal congestion flu
My husband is having severe nasal congestion he's been using nasal drops xynosone or rhinosone from over a year now regularly without them he can't seem to breathe he's also an asthma patient and using inhalers he's taking Telfast D also for congestion but overall situation is not getting any better and please help
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Avoid xylometazoline nasal drops (long term use may cause rhinitis medicamentosa) and switch to steroid nasal spray (fluticasone furoate nasal spray 2puffs in each nostril twice a day), tablet bilastine 20mg once at night, plain water stem twice a day
Visit otolaryngologist after lockdown for nasal endoscopy
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This is severe allergic rhinitis, he need to take nasal sprays, stop nasal drops it’s not recommended in long use.
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Consult online for proper treatment
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Steam inhalation twice daily
Avoid cold diet
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Dr. Nitin Medayil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
10 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Better to change the drops and allergy tablet.
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Dr. Ashil Manavadaria
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Gandhinagar
Looks like rhinitis medicamentosa
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do online consultation for medication.
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please avoid nasal drops
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