"Cold"?

[Scarlett]

For the past 2 weeks I have had an unbelievable amount of nose running. It's constant! I have used up about 25 hankies, and have to play the piano at school with only one hand. Yet it doesn't feel particularly like a cold. Anyone had this? If so, how long will it last?!

[5029]

You could have developed an allergy to dust or pet hair or something similar

[kick3m0n]

I'd agree with the above answer.  You may well have developed an allergy, although it sounds quite mild just now.  Do you have any eye watering/itching?  Any sneezing?   If it persists, it might be worth a visit to the docs.  If not an allergy, you may just have developed an irritation in the nose lining or sinuses, causing more mucus to be produced.  This would respond to treatment with a nasal spray and may well disappear.  The piano thing sounds like a nightmare..I'd be tempted to go to the docs just to get rid of that problem alone!

[nicola_red]

I agree with the above answers.  If your nose is itchy rather than blocked up, it looks likely to be an allergy or 'vasomotor' (non-allergic) rhinitis, which is caused by things like changes in temperature and air pressure.  It's worth checking with your GP but if it does turn out to be rhinitis it's reasonably easy to treat with antihistamines or steroids.

[Octavius]

My girlfriend and I have had this for about 2-3 weeks and there are lot of people off work sick at the moment with the same.  I thought I had caught a head cold in Venice but I still have it!!