The torment of summer (Hayfever)

Member Name: gememily

Product:	Hayfever
Date:	18/10/08 (71 review reads)
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Advantages: Only suffer in the summertime

Disadvantages: Sneezing, itchy eyes etc.

I have suffered from hayfever all my life. It is now just something I expect as summer approaches. Having said that it seems to have got easy to bear as I have got older.

Hayfever is a condition that affects loads of people in the UK. Generally it is a condition that is limited to summer when the signs of hayfever are generally sneezing and sore eyes. Hayfever is an allergy to pollen, feathers and grass (but I am sure it can include other things too!)

Hayfever for me begins in about May and normally lasts till about July or early august. The symptoms of my hayfever include really sore and runny eyes that itch and swell up, a repetitive sneezing and streaming nose and sometimes it also effects my chest.

As a child I remember waking up in the morning with my eyes glued together after having had a bad hayfever niight before. I could never go anywhere in the summer without having eye drops and nasal spray on hand as well as a huge stash of tissues and a pair of sunglasses.

As an adult things seem to have got a lot easier. I now take tablets once a day, generally I just take tescos own brand of hayfever tablets, I do still find that wearing sunglasses when you are out and about does help to prevent itchy eyes. And of course having some nasal spray and eyedrops is great for relieveing symptoms when nothing else has worked.

My tips for surviving summer with hayfever are - don't let it spoil your summer, make sure you are medicated and have remedies on hand, watch the pollen count at the end of the weather, then you will know what to expect.

Summary: Can easily be controlled if you prepare in advance.