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[Cinnamon]

My youngest daughter really is suffering badly at the moment,especially her eyes which are really puffy & swollen.

I had to bathe them open this morning as they were all closed up

She has meds from the Doctor,which work to some degree.

The one thing that worked really well last year,a dollop of locla honey a day,has been off the menu as the Bees seem to be on strike

 

Does anyone else suffer from Hayfever?

[Chickvic]

Yes! I take anti histamine every day all year round because I am also allergic to cats (I have 3 ) and grass which means I no longer cut the lawn The back garden doesn't need doing really because the girls keep it nicce and short!

[hillfamily]

Hayfever is a rotten thing - sounds like your youngest is really suffering, poor thing :(

 

I suffer aswell (didn't used to, started about 16 years ago when pregnant with DS) - I take anti-histamine everyday for the whole hayfever season and last year for the first time I also took a spoonful of local honey each day having read that it really helps sufferers.

 

I'm sure the local honey really did help as in previous years I would have quite a few days where no matter what strength anti histamine I took, they had absolutely no effect on the symptoms - haven't started taking any honey yet this year. Will have to see if my local source has suffered with the national bee problem

 

Will be interesting to see what other remedies are suggested

Edited May 14, 2008 by Guest

[Cooks]

yes I suffer quite badly, and my oldest boy and hubby suffer as well, trouble is we have fields upon fields of rape seed here and boy do I know it...

 

Luckily I havent woken with sealed up eyes, but I itch them like mad, nose streaming as I type and I cannot snop sneezing. I have headaches and just about had anough of the very pretty fields..

[susanbb]

I also taks an anti histimine daily because I'm allergic to dust, mites and all nuts. As a top up in hayfever season I also use eye drops and nasal spray. At night I put vaseline around my eyes and up my nostrils. Now that is a sight to behold . Even though it's been hot I close the windows

[Cinnamon]

We are surrounded by feilds of rape here too, which makes things so much worse.

One thing I have noticed over the last few days is all this fluffy white stuff in the air - a bit like Dandelion clocks but without the long tail bit.

There is heaps of it, & I had to sweep it out of the kitchen yesterday

I am wondering what it is & if its that which is affecting my girl so badly.

 

She has gone off to school bless her,with her eyes all puffy

[Christian]

Pants isn't it? I suffer from hayfever, but only tree pollen which is generally early. Normally over by the end of May. *Touch wood*

 

Have tried Triludan, Claratyn and am now on Zirtek (their Wilkinson's equivalent ) I have to change every couple of years as the effects wear off.

 

I bought a cheap air purifier/ioniser for the bedroom last year and apart from the annoying droning noise it made, it did help. A squirt of Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream up each nostril and I was ready for bed

 

A shower helped in the evening to wash the pollen off me and fresh Nightie () every night.

 

Hope she is better soon

 

C x

[lisaroo2]

My other half-to-be suffers with it to and keeps me awake with his snoring as his sinuses get blocked, the poor love. Mum and dad have lent us their camp bed so that at least one of us can get a good nights sleep.

[BarbaraJ]

Another sufferer here, last year it got so bad i needed an inhaler. I only need it through the pollen season though i'm not too bad at the moment i don't think trees are the worst for me. Last year i bought a filter that fits over the window like a cooker hood filter, worked great and meant i could keep the window open! the cream up the nose sounds a great idea but i mouth breathe so don't think thta will help.

I tried honey one year , think it helped its hard to tell as i always get some symptoms.

Rape seed doesn't seem to effect me either i'm a late season sufferer.

[poachedegg]

Our eldest suffered from Hayfever - as he has got older (now 17) it has calmed down a bit.

 

We went to the Dr several times as the medication wasn't working, so it took a few trials to find the correct one - so it may be worth seeing your dr.

 

The best tip we were given by the Dr (who suffered with it himself) was to take the medication at night before bed and then it was in the system for the next day and to also start medicating regularly in April before the probelms started rather than waiting until the symptoms show.

 

Hope that helps and good luck.

[The Dogmother]

I grew into it too, and was hayfever-free until I turned 40.It has got progressively worse over the years, but thankfully only lasts for two weeks at this time of the year. It seems to be tree and rapeseed pollen. Banbury is surrounded by vast swathes of rapeseed fields, so that doesn't help at all.

 

Christian - I do the 8 hour cream thing too - works a treat and stops my eyes from itching. I always stock up on duty free

 

I hope that she feels better soon Sarah.

[Cate in NZ]

If her eyes are badly affected make sure she uses eye drops regularly, most hayfever treatment is tailored to treating symptoms, rather than treating the underlying allergy (you need steroids for that, and in cases of severe hayfever steroids are prescribed although it's not a common treatment). So treat the symptoms that occur. Also for eye symptoms sounds basic but effective, sunglasses, large Victoria Beckham hide all your eyes style , when outside, helps to reduce the amount of pollen able to reach the eyes.

 

I used to work with a GP who did acupuncture for hayfever and it was brilliant, he had them queuing up from mid March onwards for him to twiddle his little needles . I spoke to several people who had it done year after year and they swore by it. Of course I never got to meet anyone that it hadn't worked for as they didn't make a return visit, but it really might be worth investigating if you can find someone locally.

 

If she needs nasal spray as well, check she's using it properly. Most people squirt the spray up their nostrils in an upright position and that way most of it trickles straight back down again and you recieve an inadequate dose, which unsuprisingly is then ineffective. To use a nasal spray effectively you need to sit down, lower your head to between your knees and then squirt it, so that the spray is able to travel down the nostril rather than up. If that makes sense

 

If her hayfever is severe, especially during exam times speak to the GP. There may be an argument for a short course of steroids to get her through the exams if the symptoms are really severe , and certainly you then have the evidence of ill health to offer to the exam board as extenuating circumstances if you worry that hayfever may affect exam performance.

[Snowy]

I suufered really badly with hayfever as a teenager and used to spend the summer months walking round like a zombie, doped up on antihistamines Now I use a becotide nasal spray and opticrom (I think - haven't bought any yet this year) eye drops. They seem to pretty much control all the symptoms with no side effects of drowsiness. I'm not sure how old you need to be before you can use becotide though. Am just about to investigate it myself as 16 year old started suffering last year. Initially the antihistamines worked, but he seems to be worse this year.

 

I do feel sorry for teens who get it at this time of year - I vividly remember trying to get through O levels with a box of tissues (or a toilet roll) on my desk

[Cate in NZ]

Beclametasone nasal sprays can be used from aged 6, 2 sprays twice daily recommended dose max dose 8 sprays daily. Becotide as a brand has been discontinued since last year, but there are alternatives available using same active ingredient .

 

Not sure if it's still available to buy from a pharmacist though

 

It is miserable for them though. My eldest is sufferring a bit this year as well, first got very mild symptoms a couple of years ago but he seems to be gradually getting worse each season.

[Cinnamon]

Cleo hs Ceterizine (*sp) tablets,plus a nasal spray & eye drops.

The Cetirizine does help, but its her eyes which are most affected.She was on the feilds at school yesterday & her eyes were really gunked up,swollen & red when she came home.

She takes drops to school & treats herself when needed.

Those cool eye mask help too.

 

We have been to the Doctor several times & tried a few combos of treatments & this is the one which is working best.

Funnily,when we go abroad she has no symptoms at all

 

I just feel for her.Apparantly its a common trait of the second child to get Hayfever as well as other things like Psoriosis (*sp), which my Mum & my Sister who are both second children also suffered with......

[Snowy]

Beclametasone nasal sprays can be used from aged 6, 2 sprays twice daily recommended dose max dose 8 sprays daily. Becotide as a brand has been discontinued since last year, but there are alternatives available using same active ingredient .

 

Not sure if it's still available to buy from a pharmacist though

 

It is miserable for them though. My eldest is sufferring a bit this year as well, first got very mild symptoms a couple of years ago but he seems to be gradually getting worse each season.

 

Thanks Kate - I though you might know that one! Didn't realise becotide had been discontinued though, although for the last few years I have bought the 'own brand' beclamethasone from the pharmacist. It was certainly still available last year, haven't bought any yet this year. I think I might finally be growing out of it!

 

Sarah, poor Cleo being on all that and still suffering It really is horrid isn't it? Funnily enough I never used to suffer when we went abroad, it must be a sensitivity to the british pollen only

[rachel m]

my hubby is suffering pretty bad, he has only had it since his late 20s, and it always seems to settle when we go abroad

 

best tips are allergen avoidance, such as shutting your windows and not drying washing on the line (always seems a shame)

 

if the eye symptoms are bad try using dilute baby shampoo to clean pollen molecules from around the eyes

 

sodium cromogylcate (opticrom) eye drops and beclomethasone (beconase) nasal sprays are good depending on which symptoms predominate (both available over the counter and often cheaper than a prescription charge)

 

loratidine and cetirizine are good non drowsy antihistamines, and again can be cheaper to buy (some larger chain chemists such as boots/sainsburys often do 3 for 2 on 28 tab packs)

 

if still suffering then speak to your gp who may prescribe an alternative antihistamine

 

 

ps i like the idea of 8 hour cream, may buy that for hubby, and a few treats for myself !!!

[Egluntyne]

I have just mowed the lawns....well almost....just having a cuppa and a sit down....and my eyes are streaming.

 

I generally use Beconase and find it does the trick. I also have to use a ventolin inhaler if I go anywhere near a yellow field.

[Cinnamon]

I meant to say earlier that if anyone is near a biggish Boots they are giving away little pots of nose cream that helps to trap the pollen.

Can't remember what its called now,but it looks quite good

[hillfamily]

I got a tub of that when I got my anti histamine this morning :D

[The Dogmother]

Vaseline works well for that too.

[Clash City Rocker]

Vaseline works well for that too.

 

Probably not medically correct but just like Vaseline, Vick vapour rub also works and clears the nasal passage!!!!!

 

This year is the earliest since our records began (2006) that we have seen people moaning about Hayfever 5th May 2008 beats 11th May 2007 & 13 May 2006.

[mayflower]

I really sympathise with hay fever sufferers. My fourth son experiences it badly. The problem is,sometimes his hay fever turns into an ashma attack and three times now we have had to take him into the emergency room. I remember years ago begging my Doctor for some solution to the problem. He replied 'keep him indoors with the windows shut' But that is so impractical, and the wretched exams at the same time as Hayfever season. At one time, there was talk of exams being moved to Autumn, because of so many children having hayfever. Can anyone remember this? Like many of you, we are surrounded by fields, trees, grasses...recipe for hayfever.

Roll on summer. Best wishes to all of you.

[Seagazer]

My youngest used to suffer really badly, we took him to be allergy tested and the consultant was ENT specialist. He looked up Jack's nose and found that the septum was bent over to the left first and then the right. It is virtually completely blocked.

 

He suggested an operation to take away some tissue inside as Jack is too young to have it fixed properly just yet. At the same time as this was going on I took him to see a cranial osteopath. She worked on his nose and head. Jack had the op and finished his osteo treatment. Last year he didn't take any antihistimines for his hayfever at all (unfortunately he is quite allergic/sensitive to lots of things so takes it for that).

 

This year seems to be particularly bad for everyone and he has had his tablets (loratadine) a couple of times but luckily his eyes have been mainly ok. He used to always come out of school with damp clothes over his eyes.

Whether this was a good result from the op or the osteopathy or both I don't know.

[Stevie]

I suffer bady from hayfever and have to take antihistermene tablets,nasal spray and eye drops.Can be absolute hell for me cos i work right out in the sticks currently surrounded by rape seed fields.