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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
Question Hayfever:::
I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
"Jon" wrote in message u... Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Try to find out what exactly you react to and avoid it by not going out when it is being produced (ie flowering) or when the wind is coming from that direction. You may be able to get someone else to deal with the source if it cannot be avoided altogether. Try a disposable face mask, this may or may not help depending on the type of allergen. See your doctor re antihistamines or other drugs, these can work quite well in some cases. You generally only use them as required. David |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
"Jon" wrote in message u... Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) I do a fair bit of gardening work and the hayfever for some plants are worse than others. Here are some that get me:- Pine Trees when in flower Olive trees in flower Ivy anytime - is very dusty and full of mights Rosemary - never used to bother me but a customer has a hedge of it and the dust kills me. For others it will be grasses in flower. I did see something about asthma weed being a killer but have not encountered it in WA. I was doing a job pruning Ivy on a fence. My eyes just ran and my nose ran as well. I was suffering so bad that when I knocked off for lunch I got some antihystamines from a chemist. They were a non drowsy type called Claratyne I think. I was over it in ten minutes. Just before xmas I had to clear a 70 metre long wall by 2 metres high of ivy. I took the same stuff without a hint of the sinus problems. I did wear a mask as well and at the end of a day I had to dispose of it because it was caked in the dust. I also wore sunglasses and they had to be cleaned a bit too. If you can locate something doing it to you get rid of it or dose up. My ivy allergy is nothing compared to a lady 2 doors up from me. She comes up in welts and that's from airborne dust. |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:28 +1000, Jon wrote:
Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Apart from the basic advice as to work out exactly what it is that sets you off, you could invest in a serious two filter dust mask. (~$50). |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
terryc wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:28 +1000, Jon wrote: Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Apart from the basic advice as to work out exactly what it is that sets you off, you could invest in a serious two filter dust mask. (~$50). Do they have a Darth Vader type mask. I may as well look completely crazy.... I'm of to get some of those expensive clarentyne tabs. You'd think the Misgovernment would subsidise those wouldn't you... |
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On Aug 7, 8:21 am, Jon wrote:
terryc wrote: On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:28 +1000, Jon wrote: Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Apart from the basic advice as to work out exactly what it is that sets you off, you could invest in a serious two filter dust mask. (~$50). Do they have a Darth Vader type mask. I may as well look completely crazy.... I'm of to get some of those expensive clarentyne tabs. You'd think the Misgovernment would subsidise those wouldn't you... In addition to anti-hystamines there are also a variety of nasal sprays which chemists can sell over the counter. (It is important to follow the instructions for these. Some of them stop working after about 5 days and you then get a re-bound effect if you stop using them). I am just slightly troubled by you mentioning "wheezing". If you are wheezing you might have some sort of allergic asthma (although all that wheezes is not asthma). If you are wheezing it might be an idea for you to have a doctor check you. Even mild asthma can suddenly escalate if you have a big exposure to whatever you are allergic to. Good luck with it. |
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Norm wrote:
On Aug 7, 8:21 am, Jon wrote: terryc wrote: On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:28 +1000, Jon wrote: Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Apart from the basic advice as to work out exactly what it is that sets you off, you could invest in a serious two filter dust mask. (~$50). Do they have a Darth Vader type mask. I may as well look completely crazy.... I'm of to get some of those expensive clarentyne tabs. You'd think the Misgovernment would subsidise those wouldn't you... In addition to anti-hystamines there are also a variety of nasal sprays which chemists can sell over the counter. (It is important to follow the instructions for these. Some of them stop working after about 5 days and you then get a re-bound effect if you stop using them). Rebound affect? What do you mean by that? I am just slightly troubled by you mentioning "wheezing". If you are wheezing you might have some sort of allergic asthma (although all that wheezes is not asthma). If you are wheezing it might be an idea for you to have a doctor check you. Even mild asthma can suddenly escalate if you have a big exposure to whatever you are allergic to. Good luck with it. Ta. At 61 I'm more than concerned. The fact is work is avoiding me and I'm happier not to execise, realizing a while ago that I prefer to work doing something that makes sense and money. Gardening is my only outlet...Besides computer and photography. And I cant stand sports...I guess you could argue that exercising one hour a day makes more sense than being dead 24 hours a day... (Grin!) I have a crazy reaction to my Missus and her perfumes too....Especially one of them... |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
"Jon" wrote in message
u... Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Ron, The best way to attack hay fever, in my experience, is to go see an allergy specialist. The stuff you buy over the counter are only effective for a while, they are not cheap as you have to keep buying them to treat the symtoms and not the causes. They could give you side effects too. Reason I suggest you see a specialist is to find the allegent(s) or the root cause of your hay fever (pets/pollens/dust/etc) and be given a course of desensitisation treatment for those allergents. Normally an injection under the skin every fortnight for a year or so but now there are equivalent oral tablets so you don't have to go to the GP for injections anymore. Do talk/ask your GP about it first and get a referral to see a specialist. Good luck Ron. Tim |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
"Norm" wrote in message news:f17c52d5-cdf7-48cf-982c-
I am just slightly troubled by you mentioning "wheezing". If you are wheezing you might have some sort of allergic asthma (although all that wheezes is not asthma). If you are wheezing it might be an idea for you to have a doctor check you. Even mild asthma can suddenly escalate if you have a big exposure to whatever you are allergic to. Good luck with it. Yeah, best see a good GP about that. A cousin of mine died a few years ago (he was 38) when he got hit with an asthama attack. He was fit and strong. So sad. For me, I rely on rhinocord nasal spray- my GP presribed it. Works pretty effectively. The other stuff sometimes doesn't work. And yes, swimming helps to clear the sinus too. |
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On Aug 7, 9:18 pm, Jon wrote:
Norm wrote: On Aug 7, 8:21 am, Jon wrote: terryc wrote: On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:28 +1000, Jon wrote: Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Apart from the basic advice as to work out exactly what it is that sets you off, you could invest in a serious two filter dust mask. (~$50). Do they have a Darth Vader type mask. I may as well look completely crazy.... I'm of to get some of those expensive clarentyne tabs. You'd think the Misgovernment would subsidise those wouldn't you... In addition to anti-hystamines there are also a variety of nasal sprays which chemists can sell over the counter. (It is important to follow the instructions for these. Some of them stop working after about 5 days and you then get a re-bound effect if you stop using them). Rebound affect? What do you mean by that? I am just slightly troubled by you mentioning "wheezing". If you are wheezing you might have some sort of allergic asthma (although all that wheezes is not asthma). If you are wheezing it might be an idea for you to have a doctor check you. Even mild asthma can suddenly escalate if you have a big exposure to whatever you are allergic to. Good luck with it. Ta. At 61 I'm more than concerned. The fact is work is avoiding me and I'm happier not to execise, realizing a while ago that I prefer to work doing something that makes sense and money. Gardening is my only outlet...Besides computer and photography. And I cant stand sports...I guess you could argue that exercising one hour a day makes more sense than being dead 24 hours a day... (Grin!) I have a crazy reaction to my Missus and her perfumes too....Especially one of them... When I said "rebound effect" I meant that if you take them for too long (the one I have says no more than 5 days in a row), you will have a sudden increase in your symptoms. That is the symptoms will return more vigorously. I would like to support what two others have said and suggest that you see a GP and possibly get referred to a specialist. Hayfever does seem to effect different people at different times of their lives. Up until I was 28 I had hayfever just about 24/7. Then it started to reduce, and today I probably get it 2 days per year at most. It is definitely not something that is always worse later in life. Yours Norm |
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Hay fever. Whats the best way to attack it?
Jon wrote:
Question Hayfever::: I've just been in the garden and have an allergy to my garden. Whats the best easy way to avoid it besides not going into the garden. Its gets worse every year. Skin itches, sneezing coughing and runny nose, when this happens. I'm a tough bloke but this has got me wheezing and avoiding my husbandry duties (in the garden that is) Hi Jon My daughter, my father and I all suffer from hay fever quite badly. We have worked out that when the mango trees flower and native gums in our area flower that we are worst. I was speaking to the nurse sister at my daughters day care about this problem and she is into naturopahty . She suggested between an teaspoon and a tablespoon of "local" honey everyday (By local honey, I mean honey from your local area, I buy ours from the local health food shop or craft markets). I have been doing this for a couple of years now (usually and dessertspoon on the ceral in the morning and none of has had hayfever since. Apparently it is something to do with what the bees do with the pollen when they put it into the hives. Hope this helps. Gaynor -- Posted at www.Usenet.com.au |
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"Gaynor" wrote in message ...
Hi Jon My daughter, my father and I all suffer from hay fever quite badly. We have worked out that when the mango trees flower and native gums in our area flower that we are worst. I was speaking to the nurse sister at my daughters day care about this problem and she is into naturopahty . She suggested between an teaspoon and a tablespoon of "local" honey everyday (By local honey, I mean honey from your local area, I buy ours from the local health food shop or craft markets). I have been doing this for a couple of years now (usually and dessertspoon on the ceral in the morning and none of has had hayfever since. Apparently it is something to do with what the bees do with the pollen when they put it into the hives. Hope this helps. Gaynor I tried that but it didn't seem to be effective. I had a skin allergy test - and found that I'm allergic to grass seeds. My doctor prescribed for me Rhinocord - I took it and that was very effective. Much better than claradyne, and all the other common hayfever tablets. |
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