Horrible Hateful Henious Heyfever! (Hayfever)

Member Name: faders321

Product:	Hayfever
Date:	04/07/08 (219 review reads)
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Advantages: NONE!!!!!

Disadvantages: Everything about it is a disadvantage

Heyfever is a very common allergic reaction to pollen in the air. The medical name for this is seasonal allergic rhinitis. There are many different types of pollen which different people are allergic to, depending on the type of pollen different people get symptoms at different times of the year. There are some people, like myself who suffer all year round as they are allergic to all kinds of pollen. However if you only suffer fro a few months you are probably allergic to:

Grass & Flowers which are the most common cause of he fever, they affect people between May & July.

Tree Pollen, this is from March right through to May

Nettles, Docks, late flowering plants or mould cause he fever in autumn but this is quite uncommon.


Heyfever is a reaction to the pollen in the air getting into your eyes, nose, throat and sinus's whilst you go about your daily chores. It effects about 20% of the UK although the symptoms range from being bad enough to need several types of medication to only being noticed every few days depending on how sensitive the person is to pollen.

Unfortunately you are more likely to suffer from heyfever if somebody else in your family has it or if you already have asthma or eczema, this is unfortunate because asthma is made worse by heyfever and with itchy eyes having eczema is another inconvenience.

Fortunately though most people will grow out of heyfever or their symptoms will lessen when they reach their mid forties. Where as in your teens through to twenties it will at its worst.


The most common symptoms of Heyfever are similar to those of a cold, they include
Frequent sneezing attacks
A blocked or runny nose
Itchy or watering eyes
And an itch in your throat, mouth nose & ears all at once which is something that you really can't properly understand unless you've experienced it before.

Other slightly less common symptoms are:
Wheezing, especially if you already have asthma
Headaches
A sore throat
Blocked sinuses
Sweating
A loss of smell

The symptoms of heyfever can be better or worse depending on the pollen count. Which tells you how much pollen is in the air that day, if the pollen count is high them your symptoms will be worse, it is mainly if the pollen count is over 50 that symptoms will start to show but if you have bad heyfever it can start at a lower number. During sunny weather heyfever is worse and especially in the evenings.

To try and relieve these symptoms you should do several things:

Firstly go and visit your doctor they can prescribe you medication which should really help. There are over 75 different types of medicine out there to help prevent heyfever so they should be able to find something that will help you. The most common type of heyfever relief are antihistamine tablets which react with the histamines in your body, the things causing the symptoms and hopefully stop them.

You can also use nasal sprays which should prevent you from sneezing as they stop the pollen from irritating your nose. Or eye drops which as you might have guessed are drops that you put into your eyes, these not only prevent the itching but also wash out any pollen that might be in them to prevent further irritation,

Eating drinking local honey & lemon twice a day is an old cure that has been around for hundreds of years, many doctors will say it doesn't work but there are some people who use this as their main form of treatment, if it works for you them great.

Some tips to help relive the symptoms of heyfever are:

Definitely avoid going outside in the evenings, although it may be nice especially in good weather it just isn't worth suffering the consequences, evenings are the worst time of day for heyfever.
When you come in after the day take a show and wash your hair, change out of the clothes you were wearing, this makes sure that any pollen you were carrying doesn't get dragged around the house to keep setting you off.
Keep the windows shut, although it might be nice to have some fresh air you should try not have them open when the pollen count is high, this will really prevent the pollen from getting in.
When you do go outside wear wrap around sunglasses these will prevent pollen from getting in your eyes.
If your eyes are itchy don't touch them that'll only make things worse, put some eye drops in.
Smoking & being around a lot of car pollution also makes heyfever worse so try to avoid these things.
Get a friend or relative to cut the grass and groom your pets for you as they carry a lot of pollen.
Most importantly of all remember to take any heyfever relief medicine daily!


I suffer from very bad heyfever which lasts for me almost all year long with the exception perhaps of December & January when I seem to always get a cold. I find that taking my heyfever medicine, prescribed by the doctor does tend to help me stop sneezing a little bit but it doesn't really do much else. I use eye drops to stop my eyes itching & try to wear sunglasses. My asthma gets really bad at this time of year so I end up having to take my inhaler a few times a day which is a bit annoying but if it means I can still breathe then I don't mind. For me by far the worst part of heyfever is the itching which is sort of in the back of your throat but also connected to your eyes, mouth & nose, this REALLY annoys me!!! It's not an itch you can scratch and because of it being in so many places at once it really gets on my nerves, I'm sure that others who suffer from this will know what I mean. The only way of getting it to feel even a tiny bit better is to drink some honey or weirdly I know, eat some ice ream as it numbs the throat with it's coldness. Though nothing really gets rid of it completely.

Overall I think that heyfever is a real pain and I am longing for the day when a proper cure to it will be found!!!

Summary: I hate heyfever