Whether patients with rhinitis can poke their noses for nucleic acid is related to the type of rhinitis and the stage of onset of the disease, such as chronic rhinitis can, allergic rhinitis, acute rhinitis attack period is not recommended.
Chronic rhinitis and allergic rhinitis can be tested by nasal swab nucleic acid if they are not in the acute attack stage. You should blow your nose and clean the nasal cavity before sampling, but be careful not to wash your nose with saline to avoid affecting the concentration of viruses in the nasal cavity, which may lead to a decrease in the sensitivity of the test.
When acute rhinitis is secondary to bacterial infection, the mucosa is acutely congested and swollen, a large amount of mucopurulent secretions gather in the nasal cavity, and the nasal mucosa is brittle and prone to bleeding, so it is not advisable to do nasal swabs. In addition, when the acute attack of allergic rhinitis, the nasal cavity is more sensitive, at this time it is also not recommended to do nucleic acid through the nasal cavity, can be changed from the oral cavity to take samples.
It is recommended to communicate with your doctor in a timely manner, and if a nasal swab cannot be performed, a throat swab for nucleic acid testing can be performed instead.