Patients who experience sneezing and runny nose when exposed to cold air may be due to allergic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, acute upper respiratory tract infection and other causes.
1. Allergic rhinitis: Allergic rhinitis is a kind of chronic reactive inflammation of nasal mucosa. When patients are stimulated by allergens such as dust, pollen, irritating gases, cold air and other allergens, itchy nose, paroxysmal and continuous sneezing, a large amount of watery nasal mucus, nasal congestion and other symptoms may be triggered.
2. Vasomotor rhinitis: Vasomotor rhinitis is a kind of non-allergic, non-infectious inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the causes of which are temperature change, gas stimulation, emotional changes, etc. The main clinical manifestations are sneezing, runny nose, nasal itching, nasal congestion and other symptoms, which may lead to sneezing and runny nose after the patient’s nasal cavity is stimulated by cold air.
3. Acute upper respiratory tract infection: Acute upper respiratory tract infection is a general term for acute inflammation of the respiratory mucosa in the nasal cavity and throat, patients may experience symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, etc., especially when the nasal mucosa is stimulated by cold air, the symptoms of sneezing and runny nose will be aggravated.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical examination to clarify the cause of the disease and then carry out targeted treatment, pay attention to warmth in life, and choose to wear a mask when going out.