Allergies.

I've had a 20 year long runny nose.

I take rotating antihistamines, have a whole house HEPA filter and a separate one in our bedroom, all hardwood floors, etc etc. All these things prevent the runny nose from becoming a sinus infection, but they don't cure it. My body adapted to find new things to be allergic to, like foods.

The one thing that has helped is a daily nasal rinse and, in the winter, steaming my face / sinuses with a facial steamer at least once a week or more.

Anonymous wrote:We forget what life was like before Covid. My father has had a runny nose for 60+ years, probably longer. It is and always has been allergies.

Jeez - he can't get that treated? Allergy shots? HEPA air filter? Claritin?

Does it get better with masking?

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking runny nose with green snot pouring out or are we talking runny more that's clear but still needs to be blown?

The latter

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking runny nose with green snot pouring out or are we talking runny more that's clear but still needs to be blown?

DP. We had the green snot phase for 2 weeks, and just clear runny for 2 weeks. Now a dry sneeze. No sneezing before. Tested for everything, but it's just a bad cold exacerbated but the chilly weather. Make sure to run warm humidifier and blow nose often so it doesn't turn into a sinus infection.

it can be a reaction to dry air indoors.

Why not just take a nasal decongestant?

Are we talking runny nose with green snot pouring out or are we talking runny more that's clear but still needs to be blown?

We forget what life was like before Covid. My father has had a runny nose for 60+ years, probably longer. It is and always has been allergies.

I am the pp who had a cold for one month. My cold continued to get better, but just wouldn’t go away. It was not Covid- I tested.

If you start to feel worse I’d get checked out for a sinus infection. Otherwise I’d just watch and wait.

I had this and it was a sinus infection.

This is one form of long covid.

I had a cold for a month too. I don’t know if it’s the cold variety or our immune system after Covid, but it did go away eventually. My DH got a cold recently and I couldn’t run fast enough to another bedroom to avoid catching it.

Allergies

What could cause a runny nose (needing to be blown constantly) from the week before Thanksgiving till now, a week after Christmas, besides allergies?
No other cold or flu symptoms like coughing, headache, fever.