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stuffiness

stuffiness

1 3.1
A blocked nose or throat that makes breathing hard
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌfɪnəs/
translation icon : congestión nasal
  • During the winter months, many people suffer from nasal stuffiness due to colds and allergies.
  • nasal stuffiness

Also, it can cause nasal stuffiness which can be treated with nasal steroid sprays.

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Examples

  • I woke up with a terrible cold, and all I could feel was the stuffiness in my nose.

  • Affected individuals may experience nasal stuffiness or runniness, as well as a cough.

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  • Also, it can cause nasal stuffiness which can be treated with nasal steroid sprays.

  • Being sick is miserable, and extra love and attention are the perfect prescription to distract your child from the discomfort of aches and stuffiness.

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  • In their case 1, a 46-year-old woman presented with left nasal stuffiness/obstruction and was treated with ethmoid resection.

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  • A 60-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of nasal stuffiness that was resistant to symptomatic and antibiotic treatment.

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  • Antihistamines work by blocking histamine receptors in your body, resulting in the lowered production of histamine, which can lead to nasal stuffiness.

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  • When the air is dry, it often leads to nasal stuffiness, making it hard to breathe comfortably.

Synonyms

sniffles
vsstuffiness
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A mild cold that makes your nose run or feel blocked

refers to the blockage causing breathing difficulty rather than the whole mild illness

How Congested

stuffiness
1 3.1
blockage
38 4.1
openness
5 2.9

Surface Forms

stuffiness singular
stuffinesses plural

Morphology

stuffiness = stuffy (transparent) = stuff + y + ness

Regular formation from the adjective 'stuffy' (congested) to the noun 'stuffiness' indicating that condition.

Etymology

Stuffiness comes from stuff meaning 'to fill' and the ending -ness. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a stuffed turkey — when your nose or throat are 'filled' and blocked, breathing is hard, and that is stuffiness.