Eastern states have experienced more vegetation growth during late winter and early spring, while WA has had lower plant growth. Here’s what this means for symptoms.
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The body actually automatically switches its dominant nostril as often as every two hours.
Hay fever affects roughly one in four UK adults.
They share many symptoms, but here’s how to tell the difference.
Birch pollen is one of the most common hay fever triggers.
Hay fever season is here and your pet might be suffering too.
Climate change, pollution and an unusually warm and dry spring have all contributed to this year’s long, intense allergy season.
The TGA has issued a requirement for new warnings to be provided with the drug montelukast, commonly used to treat asthma and hay fever.
House dust mites feed off the skin cells we and animals shed. Symptoms of this allergy include an itchy nose, eyes and throat, sneezing and coughing.
The exact timing of the symptoms depends on your exposure to an allergen – the thing you’re allergic to. Here’s how to work that out.
No, you’re not imagining it. Some people really do develop hay fever as an adult. Here are three key reasons why.
Here’s how the symptoms differ – and what to do about them.
Oral antihistamines are not the best treatment to control hay fever – you’re better off with steroid nose sprays.
Honey has long been used as a natural remedy for many ailments.
Knowing what’s causing your symptoms is important for choosing the right treatment.
If you’ve got hay fever, or asthma, or both, it’s important to make sure they’re well managed.
Hay fever symptoms will improve over time for most – but there are many things you can still do in the meantime to reduce hay fever severity.
The answer might surprise you.
Struggling with watery, itchy red eyes and a runny, congested nose? Here are your options for hay fever treatment.
A number of environmental factors, including thunderstorms, are likely to be contributing to the current hay fever havoc.
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