Rhinolight Therapy
Rhinolight uses a painless light delivered directly into the nasal passage to calm inflammation and reduce allergy symptoms offering a drug-free, non-invasive solution that helps you breathe easier.
Rhinolight therapy is a pain-free treatment that uses a special light to reduce inflammation in the nose, helping to ease allergy symptoms like a stuffy, blocked, or runny nose (1). It may be particularly useful for people with grass pollen, weed pollen, tree pollen, dust mite, and pet dander allergies (3).
A trained medical professional inserts a small device into the tip of your nose. The device emits a light that might feel warm and is moved gently around the nasal area to ensure adequate exposure. Each session lasts approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
We usually recommend 8 sessions over 6 weeks, however this can be adjusted based on your response and the severity of your allergies. Research suggests rhinolight therapy can provide 6 to 12 months of relief from hay fever symptoms (2).
It's considered safe for most people, including pregnant women. It's also a suitable option for athletes, as it doesn't involve any prohibited substances. The procedure is painless with no downtime.
Yes. Children over the age of six can be treated with Rhinolight therapy to help manage their allergy symptoms.
Part of the treatment is covered under Medicare. Out-of-pocket costs are approximately $300. Contact our clinic for current pricing.
1. Rhinophototherapy, an alternative treatment of allergic rhinitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Tatyana Machado Ramos Costa, Fernanda Melo Carneiro, Karen Amanda Soares de Oliveira, Maria Fernanda Barbosa Souza, Melissa Ameloti Gomes Avelino, Isabela Jubé Wastowski. 06, s.l. : Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology , 2021, Vol. 87. 742-752.
2. Effect of rhinophototherapy on nasal congestion in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Elif Karali, Akif Gunes, Ahmet Ural, Isa Akin, Emine Ozsari, Oya Kalaycioglu. 2, 2021, Acta Otorhinolaryngol Italica, Vol. 41, pp. 151-158.
3. Rhinophototherapy in persistent allergic rhinitis. Zsolt Bella, Ágnes Kiricsi, Éva Dósa-Rácz Viharosné, Attila Dallos, Ádám Perényi, Mária Kiss, Andrea Koreck, Lajos Kemény, József Jóri, László Rovó & Edit Kadocsa. 2016, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Vol. 274, pp. 1543-1550.
4. Effects of Rhinophototherapy on Quality of Life in Persistent Allergic Rhinitis. Emel Çadalli Tatar, Hakan Korkmaz, Ünzile Akpinar Sürenoğlu, Güleser Saylam, Ali Özdek. 2, s.l. : Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2013, Vol. 6. 73-77.
