Hay Fever (Grass Pollen)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Today, the pollen count was so high in our very rural area, that despite being on prescribed medication to combat the worst effects, I succumbed to its dreaded itchy eyes, sneezing and runny nose symptoms. Since we were visiting Manchester Cathedral to see updated matters, my day was quite spoilt.

Any other website members who are fellow sufferers?

 

[backontrack]

I'm very sorry to hear that However, I hope that you can have an uninterrupted visit again soon.

I am a mild sufferer, but I always seem to be blocked up anyway. I can't remember being able to breathe out of both my nostrils at the same time, and I'm 14! Only Sudafed has helped, really.

 

[Domh245]

It was particularly bad in London today. I tend to mostly suffer from the runny noses and sneezing, but not really from itchy eyes. On the other hand, if it is really bad, I will occasionally get spontaneous nose bleeds!

I have noticed that usually, when one antihistamine tablet doesn't work, a different one will. For example, I took a loratadine tablet, which didn't work, but a cetirizine hydrochloride one did. That type of tablet will then tend to work for that summer before changing over again the next.

 

[Busaholic]

Today, the pollen count was so high in our very rural area, that despite being on prescribed medication to combat the worst effects, I succumbed to its dreaded itchy eyes, sneezing and runny nose symptoms. Since we were visiting Manchester Cathedral to see updated matters, my day was quite spoilt.

Any other website members who are fellow sufferers?

Only ever had it badly twice in the first half of my life, living in London (one of those was when doing A levels) but since moving to rural climes I've had it virtually every summer - cow parsley is my nemesis. My wife, on the other hand, used to get it bad in London (she suspected privet) but now hardly at all. I don't bother with medication, not having found it much cop, or the side-effects negated against it.

 

[crehld]

I am in the same boat as you, Paul. The pharmacy have issued the strongest possible stuff they're legally permitted to do so without me wasting my GP's time, but they're having no noticeable effect. That said, I really didn't help matters by undertaking the 4 mile walk home through the grassy north Staffordshire fields this evening.

We spent the weekend in the Yorkshire Dales where despite the relentless rain, the pollen situation was just as bad.

I never had a problem with the hay fever until three years ago, and then it hit me like a sledgehammer. The runny nose I can cope with, but the constant stinging and watering of the eyes is getting rather tiresome now.

Still the constant sneezing gives my 18 month old daughter something to laugh about!

 

[Busaholic]

I am in the same boat as you, Paul. The pharmacy have issued the strongest possible stuff they're legally permitted to do so without me wasting my GP's time, but they're having no noticeable effect. That said, I really didn't help matters by undertaking the 4 mile walk home through the grassy north Staffordshire fields this evening.

We spent the weekend in the Yorkshire Dales where despite the relentless rain, the pollen situation was just as bad.

I never had a problem with the hay fever until three years ago, and then it hit me like a sledgehammer. The runny nose I can cope with, but the constant stinging and watering of the eyes is getting rather tiresome now.

Still the constant sneezing gives my 18 month old daughter something to laugh about!

My record sneeze count was 26 in a row! My late lamented Siamese cat used to chatter after each one - she couldn't abide sneezing, whereas my dog takes umbrage at coughing!

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

I suffered quite badly with hay fever during my early teens. Back then even antihistamines were difficult to get hold of so I just had to get on with it. Then I became a smoker and the hay fever stopped! Thankfully I did eventually manage to come off nicotine but the hay fever has been almost non-existant since then. I get some mild irritation some years during tree pollen season but living a predominantly urban lifestyle means my exposure is much reduced and it's not something that concerns me very much.

Paul, perhaps you should consider a summer lease on a city centre penthouse to avoid the problem!

 

[northwichcat]

According to the ITV Granada Pollen report it was very high yesterday, it'll be very high today and tomorrow and down to high on Friday.

I've heard pollen isn't always lower in city centres. While there should be less sources of pollen, there's also less air movement meaning the pollen can't escape.