title: Rhinitis in the Elderly.
abstract: By 2050, the US aging population will nearly double. It will be increasingly important for health care providers to diagnose and manage rhinitis. Nasal symptoms of rhinorrhea, congestion, sneezing, nasal/ocular pruritus, and postnasal drainage affect up to 32% of older adults, and can impact quality of life. Several underlying factors associated with aging may contribute to the pathogenesis of rhinitis in older adults. Although treatment options for rhinitis exist, special considerations need to be made because comorbidities, limited income, memory loss, and side effects of medications are common in older adults and may impact outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Michigan, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite H-2100, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. Electronic address: abaptist@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Baptist
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood Street MC 719, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Sharmilee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nyenhuis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Atrophic rhinitis; Elderly; Nonallergic rhinitis; Older adults; Rhinitis