Atrophic rhinitis is not empty nose syndrome. There are many differences between atrophic rhinitis and empty nose syndrome, specifically the following aspects: the first is the different causes. Most of the atrophic rhinitis secondary to rhinitis, sinus, nasal infection, may be related to the patient’s body lack of vitamins, lack of nutrition, and the elderly and other factors, may have family heredity. Empty nose is mainly caused by surgical factors, most of which are caused by excessive removal of the inferior turbinate during surgery. The second is that the clinical symptoms are different. Atrophic rhinitis is mainly manifested as a dry nose, the nose is not ventilated, the nose has a bad smell, a large number of yellow pus scabs and so on some performance. Atrophic rhinitis, in addition to dry nose, no ventilation, patients may also have chest tightness, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety and other adverse reactions. The third is that the treatment is not the same. Atrophic rhinitis can be treated with compound menthol nose drops, or antibiotic ointment can be used to smear the nasal cavity to inhibit bacterial growth. Empty nose treatment can be treated conservatively with some drugs, the effect may not be very ideal, some patients can solve the problem by nasal narrowing surgery.