Can a runny nose last for several years?

Maybe if you use vasoconstrictor drops like naphthyzine for a long time. At the same time, a compensatory reaction develops, the vessels expand again, and the nose clogs up again - already purely due to the use of drops.

In this case, you can suffer for several days with a clogged nose, or try to drip into only one nostril.

A runny nose can become chronic, and this is the worst thing, in my opinion ... I myself was close to this, until I began to monitor hygiene. Now every evening I zapshikivayus as an aquamaster and periodically do more inhalations. The runny nose has passed and does not appear, which is very pleasing)

In addition to the cases already described, a runny nose for several years can be psychosomatic. This often happens when a person:
* restrains emotions, does not pour them out. for example, a woman who brings up a boy alone and does not allow herself to cry in order to raise a "real man" from him
* is prone to heightened self-criticism, turning into self-criticism
* tries to arouse pity, sympathy for herself due to feelings of dislike
* does not want for some reason to go to school / work / visit grandmother, etc., for example, the child is offended by classmates
* gets tired of too many tasks assigned to him by others or himself ... thus he tries to get away from their implementation
* tries to protect himself from people unpleasant to him: "a runny nose is contagious - everyone will run away"
* and others.

All this happens unconsciously, and as a rule, people do not understand the true causes of their illness. In this case, when medicine does not help, you can contact a psychoanalyst.

A runny nose is a condition in which excess mucus is secreted from the nose. A runny nose can be a response to a viral infection: it is a defense so that the infection does not go down below and does not cause pneumonia. If a person has problems with the anatomy of the nose (curvature of the septum - congenital or acquired as a result of injury, narrowing of the ostiomeatal complex due to frequent sinusitis or, again, congenital features, problems after trauma), then a runny nose can remain after a viral infection and continue for many years. If you have a runny nose for more than 7 days, then this is a good reason to contact an ENT doctor for an ENT endoscopy. Also in this case, it is necessary to pass a general blood test, MSCT or MRI of the sinuses. From these examinations, it will be possible to decide and determine the correct treatment plan for a particular patient