Only one nostril constant irritation and sneezing

i have had these symptoms for several weeks,it started three days before christmas,in my left nostril, which i am pretty sure was caused by a xmas tree,some sort of fungus got up there ,Anyway i threw the tree out but the damage was done,after a lot of medication and axpense i got relief from nasonex,left nostril ok.then a week later i bought some ariel tabs which were very strong smelling,and low and behold the very same thing again ,except in right nostril, using sprays again and hoping it will subside again.I think that xmas tree stirred something up in me allergy wise and now i have to wait for my system to calm down again,but anything which i might be sensative to will rouse it up again,the ariel tabs have gone the same way as the tree ,out

I have had the same thing for a month or so. I thought it was a cold at first but it comes and goes with no other apparent symptoms. I am going to try the various recommendations. It sounds like the ones that have helped are:
1) Neti pot treatment
2) NasalCrom allergy medication
3) Hydrogen peroxide
4) Cotton in nostril
5) Neosporin
I hope one of these helps! Taking Benadryl seems to alleviate the runny nose for me but that only lasts a few hours.

This is totally bizarre! I Googled and found this message board - itch/tickle and runny in my left nostril. I started to read the posts, and BIG SURPRISE . . . there's a message from me from 2006, with exactly the same problem! Absolutely identical!
Wish I could say that this is the first time i've had this nose thing since 2006, but unfortunately I've gotten it a couple of times every winter since.
My message back then says that I went to the doc, got a Kenalog shot, and started on antibiotics. I will probably do the same thing on Monday. In the meantime I'm so miserable. One constant river of runny snot coming out of just the left side, and the air passing through that nostril stings and burns and itches. Lots of extended sneezing attacks last night and all day today.
Well, the good news is that I know I had this before and it eventually went away, and also that I am still alive and kicking after 7 years. At my age, I doubt if I'll be back in another seven!

The relentless tickle in one nostril must not be a common allergic symptom? Yesterday I went to the doctor, and she looked at me like I was a nuts. I explained that even just lightly TOUCHING the outside of the affected nostril, can set me off on a sneezing fit. Blowing my nose, washing it out with saline or plain water, peroxide solution or putting Vicks or vaseline inside, will not stop the "invisible feather" from tickling my nostril and making me sneeze repeatedly and harshly.

She suggested the usual - Nasonex or Astelin spray, and all OTC meds like Allegra, et al. Spraying any of the meds into my nose hits that spot, and makes me start the repetitive sneezing, and only makes it worse. The internal stuff like Benadryl & Allegra are not good for me because of my high BP. (I've used them anyway, and the good effects only last a short while.

Anyway, she didn't want to give me the Kenalog shot, which is a steroid. I literally begged her to give it to me, and pointed out that it had been 7 years since I had one, and I felt that the harm from the violent sneezing was causing more potential trouble for me than a one shot steroid ever would. She relented, and gave me the shot,
and also a prescription for Keflex antibiotic. I really don't care what the side effects are - I just need relief. It's been about 18 hours since the shot, and I'm still not home free. I didn't sneeze during the night, but work up sneezing and dripping, and it is now 10:15 AM and I'm still sneezing. I hope it kicks in soon. I'm exhausted.

They call me Mitchell. I've read everyone's description of this so called irritation in the nostril. I've been experiencing this for just about a year. It's happened twice so far. I recently gotten it two days ago. Now I was searchin the internet for a somewhat cure. Then I found this forum. I scrolled through it looking for a remedy someone came up with. I've noticed Vick's Vapor Rub, Icyhot, Netti pot, and so on. Vick's vapor rub sounds like a bag idea up the nose, so i disregarded that. Same with Icyhot. But I've been using the Netti pot regularly for 7 years because of how bad my sinuses can get. So I decided to give it a whirl cause my nose couldn't get much worse (Also I never thought to use it to relieve my nostril). It felt good going through my nostril, but once it was done it really didn't do anything. I became furious because to me there really is no logical explanation for why this could happen. It's not virus/bacteria/infection. If it was crap would be more ****ed up then it was. So I was lying in bed with my fiance and she suggested that I use Bag Balm! Bag Balm is used on cows utters to relieve the friction on extracting the milk from their utters. Bag Balm works great on rashes, it moisturizes, and best of all IT"S ALL NATURAL. So basically with nothing to lose I tried it. It was heaven in my nose. It allowed me to be able to sleep, soundly. And in the morning it was still kinda there, so I just let my nose do it's thing. Then later in the day it just went away. So to relieve this hell of a ***** itch use BAG BALM!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now I was thinking of why this could happen. When I first noticed it, it was right after I ate pot roast. It was very hot in temperature but I was hungry. I kept taking big breathes in because I love the aroma. Then the itch was there. Now I think the steam off the pot roast could of scorched the inside of my nostril, but it confused me why it only happened to one. I don't have a medical explanation, but Bag Balm worked for me, and it could work for you. So just try it, cause I know how frustrating this itch can be. Good Luck!

Oh my goodness!! I just started this experience Friday night after a run. I feel totally fine except this darn tickle in my left nostril. It is worse when I breath through my nose only and it makes my left eye almost feel like it wants to shut and it starts to water. It is crazy. I have never had allergies so I really didn't think it was that. It literally hit me the minute I stopped running, NO joke. I keep telling my husband that I must have ingested something while I was running. I don't to know what the heck the deal is, but if anyone has any clue on what to do that would be great!
Thanks

I have been dealing with this for a number of years now and have all the same symptoms.  I have noticed that people who are right handed it usually affects their left nostril and people who are left handed it affects their right. If this is the case most of the time it would seem like it is a misfiring of nerve endings or overactive nerve endings coming from the brain  and may be triggered by bodyheat. The whole thing with it being on one side and normally the opposite side of your dominate hand is interesting since that is how the brain works with the right side controlling the left and so forth.  Maybe it has nothing to do with it but it seems to be a common theme with most of the posters on here.  I am curious after reading the post if maybe a neurologist would be a better doctor to consult for this if it is a possibility it is a misfire signal from the brain.

 I have yet to find anything that helps except to push on my nostril and hold it closed so I can't breathe through it.  I am suffering right now as it started last night.  Saline spray and neti pots do not work for this.  I have definitely tried them.  I have not tried the bag balm or the vicks.  The suggestion about the probiotic seems not likely since I eat a probiotic yogurt twice a day and I eat a probiotic gummy twice a day.   

   

Oh my gosh! I just got the same problem. My left nostril (I'm right handed, hmm.), is KILLING me. Literally, if I put my finger on the spot, I can feel it pulsing, but the right side is completely normal. My left nostril is dripping white mucos. I just keep blowing my nose. It started last night. It's so frustrating and so upsetting.
But weirdly enough, it only happened when I came home. Not when I was at school. Yes, I sneezed at school more than usual but this throbbing annoying itch wasn't prominent.
I just inhaled steam for 30 minutes straight. It provided short term (as in 10 minute) relief. So disappointing. Saline helped for a little bit but I ran out. I hate this. And I just keep blowing my nose, which is really drying my nose. But I don't have Vaseline ugh.
I'm contemplating getting allergy shots.. but it doesn't seem like allergies. I don't know. This is bothersome.

I'm back again after my last post in Feb. Since then I have been to a general practice doctor twice and an ear, nose, throat specialist. Both of them have no idea what's going on. They want it to be allergies. about a month ago, I was prescribed a steroid spray normally used to treat allergies that I'm supposed to use every day...no change in how I feel. Now I'm on another steroid spray so we'll see if that changes anything. Both doctors are aware that this condition only arises once every few months and that I'm not experiencing it now so I guess the plan is for them to keep trying all kinds of allergy meds until something changes. I'm pretty skeptical of the whole situation but other than these doctors and this message board (which I trust a lot more), I don't really have any other choices but to keep chipping away at what this could be. As I mentioned, I'm not experiencing it now but I'm fearful of it coming back as it always does every few months.

I generally have crappy allergies to everything but this is the first time this is happening. I have a constant itch and tickle in my left nostril (I'm right handed) I haven't been able to stop blowing my nose or sneezing for a couple of hours now. Talk about the most horrible experience. I've doubled up on allergy meds because the first dose did nothing and I've had a few minutes of relief from sneezing, though my nose still won't stop running. Or itching for that matter. I've contemplated going to the er but know they'll look at me like I'm crazy, nor I can't think of what they could possibly do for me. This came on suddenly and violently and I've never experienced this for so long before. I can't believe that others have suffered from this too but is good to know that I'm not the only one and I'm possibly not dying. This is so bizarre to me that all kinds of things have run through my head.

So I had the exact same symptoms as everyone posting on here. The intensely itchy, runny left nose and eye. And the sensation of a bug up in my nose which was only relieved by putting tissue up my nostril. I believe it is due to non-allergic rhinitis and tried ipratropium bromide nasal spray (purchased over the counter) which is the recommended first line treatment. I applied it 20 minutes ago and the itch and other symptoms have resolved! Not sure how long the relief will last. Will update if there are any issues.

I am so sorry what you all are going through, because I understand what this is like as of this July 2013. I found this forum looking for a solution for a deep tickle in my right nostril that started immediately after finishing a really long run, in which I believe I overheated. It made me sneeze repeatedly. The tickle didn't move or go away for days even though I tried blowing my nose, inhaling strongly, the neti-pot, and ice. I became a member on this forum to share what fixed it because I would love for you all to have relief!

After researching a bit through forums and piecing things together, what makes sense to me is that the overexertion/overheating caused a misfiring of nerves, releasing histamine, which caused an allergic-like reaction. So, I treated it like an allergic reaction and took the natural antihistamines of goldenseal and MSM (Methyl-Sulfonate-Methane) in medicinal quantities - as in, more than a daily dose without overdoing it. In minutes I experienced relief. At the end of the day, the tickle would come back, I would take my dosage again of the goldenseal and MSM, and it would go away. I was able to fall asleep much easier with the tickle gone. There are other natural antihistamines I have used before that have worked for a skin reaction, such as stinging nettle (you can buy it powdered in a green drink mix or in dried leaves.) I took these antihistamines for almost a week, and the tickle has not come back. Praise God!

I hope and pray you all find relief, gain valuable growth in your character through this challenge, and obtain a gem of experience with which you may use to help others.

I also have no allergies at all and yet I keep sneezing. We thought it could be from our cat, but the sneezing starts randomly even if I am at my parents house. (they don`t have a cat). The only thing I came up with is as some1 above mentioned putting paper plugs into your nostrils, at least it does the job for me. But its just a short-term solution. Also I realized that when I leave the house the sneezing stops (so when I`m outside).

This is just a guess, but I think it might be something with nose hair maybe? It helps to cover your body from different things coming from outside, but it might also tickle you. I don`t want you to start plucking it, just to take it into consideration, that maybe up there where the nose gets narrower, there might be nose hair tickling the hell out of you. Don`t know if getting rid of it is a good idea, or if it wont just grow stronger like a beard.