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Apparatus for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis including apparatus for providing a heated and humidified stream of gas at a precisely controlled temperature at a location spaced from a patient\s nostrils. According to a preferred embodiment the stream is provided at a temperature of

Apparatus for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis including apparatus for providing a heated and humidified stream of gas at a precisely controlled temperature at a location spaced from a patient\s nostrils. According to a preferred embodiment the stream is provided at a temperature of 43°C. plus or minus 0.5°C. A corresponding technique for treatment is also provided.

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Apparatus for the treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising: controllable apparatus located in a first enclosure for providing a stream of heated pressurized gas; means for humidifying the stream of gas for providing a stream of heated and humidified gas including water droplets h

Apparatus for the treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising: controllable apparatus located in a first enclosure for providing a stream of heated pressurized gas; means for humidifying the stream of gas for providing a stream of heated and humidified gas including water droplets having an average droplet size of 4-8 microns; means for governing the temperature of said heated and humidified stream of gas to maintain the temperature at 43 degrees centigrade plus or minus 0.5 degrees centigrade; means having an outlet for directing an unconfined volume of said heated and humidified gas around the nasal mucosa of a patient without requiring inhalation by the patient; and means for maintaining an unconfined minimum separation of 1 cm between said outlet and the nostrils of a patient.