Understanding the role of the healthcare professional in patient self-management of allergic rhinitis.

Objective: Allergic rhinitis is a common, usually long-standing, condition that may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis. Our aim was to identify how allergic rhinitis sufferers self-manage their condition.

Methods: A sample of 276 self-identified adult allergy sufferers pooled from social media completed an online survey comprising 13 questions.