Question: My mother is a fairly healthy 80 year old active woman. Her blood pressure is controlled on Norvasc and Tenormin. She takes Coumadin for Afib that occurred 6 months ago. She has been followed for 4 years via CT Scan for very slow growing lung nodules (two <8mm, one ground glass area). She quit smoking 17 years ago, after a 50 year habit. She uses Advair Diskus twice daily and Lipitor for high cholesterol. Her biggest health issue is recurrent bronchitis. She gets a terrible cough which requires Levaquin and oral steroids. Most recently she had a 2 week bout with bronchitis that included a terrible, constant runny nose. Her nose discharge is clear but constant and did not resolve on the recent medication. She tried Zyertec but no improvement. Her lung doctor said that she has chronic rhinitis but it seems worse lately. Her breathing does not require oxygen but her pulse ox hangs around 92%. My concern is when the nose runs constantly like this it puts her at risk for bronchitis following post nasal drip as her lungs are not good at fighting off infection. Any suggestions would be appreciated.