ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2018
Smoking, environmental tobacco smoke and occupational irritants increase the risk of chronic rhinitis.
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- Unmasking the Impact of Air Pollution on Allergic Rhinitis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026Review
- A 21-Year Perspective on Occupational Skin and Respiratory Diseases Among Food Handlers.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Article
- Assessing the Complex Impact of Smoking Habits on Allergic Rhinitis: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis Towards Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Occupational Rhinitis: An Update.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2023Review
- When the allergy alarm bells toll: The role of Toll-like receptors in allergic diseases and treatment.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2023Review
- Clinical characteristics of chronic rhinitis following stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Allergic Rhinitis: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Overview.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Acute effects of ambient air pollution on outpatients with chronic rhinitis in Xinxiang, China.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Occupational Rhinitis: Classification, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2019Review
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Street Sweepers in Bangkok, Thailand: A Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAllergic and non-allergic rhinitis cause a lot of symptoms in everyday life. To decrease the burden more information of the preventable risk factors is needed. We assessed prevalence and risk factors for chronic nasal symptoms, exploring the effects of smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, exposure to occupational irritants, and their combinations.
methodsIn 2016, a postal survey was conducted among a random population sample of 8000 adults in Helsinki, Finland with a 50.5% response rate.
resultsSmoking was associated with a significant increase in occurrence of chronic rhinitis (longstanding nasal congestion or runny nose), but not with self-reported or physician diagnosed allergic rhinitis. The highest prevalence estimates of nasal symptoms, 55.1% for chronic rhinitis, 49.1% for nasal congestion, and 40.7% for runny nose, were found among smokers with occupational exposure to gases, fumes or dusts.Besides active smoking, also exposure to environmental tobacco smoke combined with occupational exposure increased the risk of nasal symptoms.
conclusionsSmoking, environmental tobacco smoke, and occupational irritants are significant risk factors for nasal symptoms with an additive pattern. The findings suggest that these factors should be systematically inquired in patients with nasal symptoms for appropriate preventive measures. (192 words).
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