7 Reasons You Can’t Get Rid Of That Runny Nose All Winter

If you braved the outdoors at all during this "bomb cyclone" snowstorm, you may be struggling with the aftermath of a sniffly, stuffy nose. But some of us have a perpetually runny nose in the winter, even without state-of-emergency-level snowstorms. So why does this happen?

Turns out, there are a lot of reasons this might be happening, and not everyone's nose is running for the same reason.

"It’s very individualised," says Sherry Ross, MD, OB/GYN and Women's Health Expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. According to Dr. Ross, one person may be getting over a week-long virus, while another might be struggling with a mild recurring cold. And another may just have allergies (yes, you can still get those in winter).

Clearly, the answer to your runny nose problems isn't one-size-fits-all. Ahead, we've rounded up seven reasons your nose wont stop running in winter, and what to do about them.