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How can I tell the difference between hayfever and a cold?

I have sore eyes, a blocked nose and ears and the runniest nose *ever*. I don’t usually get hayfever, although I’m allergic to dust. I’m in NZ – so its mid spring, yesterday had so much pollen I could see it in the air. I spent the day gardening. How do I know if I [...]

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Hayfever?

I’m 13 and my hayfever gets worse every year my eyes go really puffy and really itch 24/7 it constantly looks like ive been crying and is very hard not to itch my eyes, i wake up to find my self itching them, my nose is always blocked up, every morning when i wake up [...]

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Did a large number of people have hayfever say 50 years ago and how did they manage their symptoms?

Obviously a lot more people are allergic to a large number of things in the last couple of decades, but I don’t know if many people suffered from hayfever in the past. If they did, were they suffering without antihistamines or did they have remedies to alleviate the symptoms?

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Why does my hayfever get worse when I come inside from being outside?

When I am inside with the windows shut my hayfever symptoms subside. However, when I come home, even though the windows are shut and have been while I haven’t been there, but for about the first half hour my hayfever symptoms get worse than they were when I was outside (and I mean A LOT [...]

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How can I tell what causes my hayfever?

I know there are many different causes of hayfever from weeds, grass and trees. I have suffered from early June and am still suffering now. I suffered from itchy eyes in June and not am suffering from a runny nose and excessive sneezing. What is the cause of my hayfever?

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How come my hayfever is worse at night when I sleep with the window closed?

When I sleep with the windows closed, I wake up at night because of my hayfever. When I leave it open, nothing bothers me. It would seem more logical if it was the other way around…

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What can I do about my hayfever if medicine isn’t working anymore?

I have terrible hayfever every day in spring. I couldn’t go to school today it was so bad. Medicine doesn’t work anymore – I am like immune to it. What else can I do?

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