Runny Nose

Runny Nose in Apple Health records a reported nasal symptom and its severity. The category does not measure nasal discharge volume or identify its cause.

Apple uses HKCategoryValueSeverity for this type. Unspecified is not the same as notPresent, and a missing record is neither. The integers identify labels; numerical averages and physiological reference ranges do not apply.

Sinus Congestion is a separate category. A user can log either or both, with independent severity labels. A runny-nose record should not be copied into the congestion history simply because the symptoms concern the same area.

The label does not distinguish allergies from an infection, specify discharge characteristics or confirm that a symptom was continuous throughout the saved interval. Those details need additional observations or source notes.

A timeline can show when runny-nose observations were recorded and whether reported severity changed. Compare periods with similar logging habits before describing a recurring pattern. More entries may reflect more frequent logging rather than more severe symptoms.

Separately saved Coughing or Sore Throat reports can add context. Co-recorded symptoms do not establish a diagnosis, shared cause or precise onset time.

This is a logged symptom, with no fixed sensor sampling schedule. Start-to-start gaps describe when observations were saved. A sample’s start and end times describe the interval supplied by its source; their difference does not establish the full duration of a clinical episode. Repeated or overlapping records need review before counting episodes.

This category is not currently listed in the PulsHealth sync catalog. No observations were present in the reviewed user data, so recorded severity frequencies, source differences and logging intervals could not be measured. That database coverage does not establish whether entries exist in Apple Health.