an allergic reaction to pollen, dust, etc, characterized by sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes due to inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes and nose
Technical names: allergic rhinitis, pollinosis
Examples of 'allergic rhinitis' in a sentence
allergic rhinitis
One is allergic rhinitis - inflamed nasal tissue caused by an allergy.
The Sun (2009)
Seasonal allergic rhinitis - rhinitis meaning 'inflamed nasal tissue'.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The incidence of allergic rhinitis is increasing and the condition runs in families.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The first rule of treating allergic rhinitis, the runny eyes and nose, is to consideravoiding the allergen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Where there are flowers there is pollen in the atmosphere, and where there is pollen there is asthma and allergic rhinitis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For all types of allergic rhinitis, oral antihistamines that are available over the counter can be helpful.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One in eight of us suffers from seasonal allergic rhinitis, to use its medical name.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Streaming noses, sneezes, itching eyes - the grass pollen season has begun, and so has seasonal allergic rhinitis, better known as hay fever.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The scientists found that those with allergic rhinitis were 2.9 times more likely to develop the disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In allergic rhinitis, for example, an allergy results in your nose producing loads of catarrh - you might sneeze and suffer itchy eyes, too.