What is Rhinitis?

What is Rhinitis?

• Rhinitis: Nasal lining inflammation leading to runny/blocked nose.
• Rhinitis: An inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose, usually associated with nasal discharge.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Rhinitis: an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge).
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Name and Aliases of Rhinitis

Main name of condition: Rhinitis

Runny nose, Rhinorrhoea, Nasal discharge, Nose catarrh Source - Diseases Database

Coryza
Source - WordNet 2.1

Types of Rhinitis:

Subtypes of Rhinitis: Acute rhinitis, Chronic rhinitis, Vasomotor rhinitis, Atrophic rhinitis
Parent types of Rhinitis: Nose conditions

Organs Affected by Rhinitis:

nose

What causes Rhinitis?

Causes of Rhinitis: see causes of Rhinitis

How is it treated?

Treatments for Rhinitis: see treatments for Rhinitis
Research for Rhinitis: see research for Rhinitis

Society issues for Rhinitis

Hospitalization statistics for Rhinitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Rhinitis:

• 0.007% (844) of hospital consultant episodes were for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.001% (392) of hospital bed days were for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.016% (2,039) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 37 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 63% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.003% (1,652) of hospital bed days were for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)