Can rhinitis cause a cough?

Rhinitis can cause coughing symptoms, related to the severe spread and secretion backflow. 1. Acute rhinitis: Acute rhinitis is mostly related to viral infection, which causes inflammation and swelling of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity as well as the pharyngeal cavity, and then it can cause coughing symptoms. 2. Allergic rhinitis: allergic rhinitis allergic reaction may spread to the pharynx and bronchial tubes, the patient will have throat itching, airway hyperreactivity, cough symptoms. 3. Chronic sinusitis: Due to the presence of infectious factors in the nasal cavity, if there is a large amount of secretion, backflow to the throat, may also lead to coughing. If patients with rhinitis have a severe cough, or accompanied by a large amount of sputum, need to be alert to the aggravation of the infection combined with other parts of the infection, should be timely medical treatment.