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Patient Education

Provide general information about the disease and available treatments
- Manage patient’s expectations from therapy and explain that a complete cure may not be possible
Provide educational materials as necessary
Educate patient about the proper use of medications and possible side effects
- Concomitant medications should also be reviewed to determine if the patient is taking drugs that may cause oral or nasal dryness
Lifestyle modifications such as proper hygiene and regular nasal rinsing
- Good personal hygiene may minimize the risk of exposure to triggers (eg viruses, environmental irritants)
- Nasal rinsing when done properly may assist in the absorption of nasal medications
Advise patient to increase water intake and to decrease caffeine or alcohol intake to decrease postnasal drip
Educate patient about the complications of rhinitis (eg otitis media and chronic sinusitis)

New asthma guide: What doctors should know

Pearl Toh, 26 Nov 2020

Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) should be the mainstay of long-term asthma management — such is the key message of the latest Singapore ACE* Clinical Guidance (ACG) for asthma, released in October 2020.

Kids hard-hit by Delta; which ART performs best?

Elvira Manzano, 24 Oct 2021

That COVID-19 mostly spared children might be changing. The Delta variant has taken a severe, unthinkable toll on kids – at least in Arkansas, US, reports an expert at IDWeek 2021.

Long COVID: What we have learned so far

Prof. Ghassan Dbaibo, 27 Apr 2023

The WHO defines long COVID as a condition that occurs 3 months from COVID-19 onset, whose symptoms last ≥2 months and cannot be attributed to an alternative diagnosis. In an interview with MIMS Doctor, Professor Ghassan Dbaibo of the Center for Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, describes the evolving attitudes towards long COVID among healthcare professionals (HCPs), some unexpected predisposing factors, potential biological mechanisms behind prolonged symptom duration and shares data on vaccination’s protective effects against long COVID.