Many people face a variety of occupational hazards at their workplace. Some of these factors can also lead to disorders due to long exposure or intolerability. Occupational rhinitis is one such disorder that develops due to work conditions. This article will provide an overview of occupational rhinitis.
Occupational rhinitis (OR) is defined as "an inflammatory condition of the nose, which is characterized by intermittent or persistent symptoms (i.e. nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, itching) and/or variable nasal airflow limitation and/or hypersecretion, due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular work environment and not to stimuli encountered outside of the workplace". OR is considered different from work exacerbated rhinitis (WER), that is the preexisting rhinitis worsened by the stimuli at work, but not caused by them. OR can cause due to allergen exposure,…
