How to distinguish between rhinitis and cold

Any patients are often asked about sneezing and a runny nose, is suffering from allergic rhinitis or a cold? How to distinguish between the two? Identification of allergic rhinitis and the common cold differences:

1、 many of the onset of allergic rhinitis has a significant seasonal, spring, fall is a high-fat period, by some caused by allergens. The incidence of flu is not a degree of seasonality, but the incidence caused by a virus, a bacterial infection;

2、 allergic rhinitis is a chronic, recurrent, sustained a few days to heal, symptoms limitations, is generally not accompanied by systemic symptoms. Cold mostly acute onset, usually lasting 7-10 days. In addition to respiratory symptoms, it will also fever, muscle aches, joint pain and other systemic symptoms;

3、allergic rhinitis sneezing is usually a continuous range from playing a few to several dozens. Cold sufferers will sneeze, but it will not dozens of continuous play.

4、 allergic rhinitis with the common anti-inflammatory or anti-viral treatment poor, while the cold is just the opposite.