Chronic stuffiness could be rhinitis

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Dear Doctors: What causes nasal stuffiness when you don’t have a cold or allergy? My nose sometimes gets stuffy when I lie down, then clears up when I stand. Blowing my nose yields nothing. Even when I have a cold, it will open up if I exercise. What can help when you have a stuffy nose?

Dear Reader: The stuffy nose you have been dealing with is called rhinitis. “Rhino” refers to the…