Hay Fever Symptoms.

Hay fever symptoms usually begin with sneezing, then a runny nose, which can then block. Irritation can also often occur in the eyes, and more rarely in the ears, mouth and throat. Hay fever symptoms canbe a real problem for many people and reudce their enjoyment of the summer, but there are many remedies to help ease the symptoms and there are also many hints and tips for reducung your exposure to pollen. There are also more serious symptoms which mean that you should check with your doctor.

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Typical Hay Fever Symptoms

The nose is the main target for hay fever. Pollen is breathed in and sticks on the inside of the nose. If you are allergic to that pollen the nose lining will react. This reaction causes the release of chemicals, the main one being histamine. These chemicals trigger the body's defenses, and cause inflammation. Inflammation can go through three stages -

Sneezing - this is caused by irritation of the nose lining, and is the body's natural reaction to blow out the thing causing the irritation. If this is not successful the next stage is -
Runny nose - the lining of the nose is now starting to swell, and produce a watery liquid to wash out the irritation. If this is not successful -
Blocked nose will result when the swelling of the lining of the nose combined with the now thicker mucus, gets so far as to start to block the air going through the nose. This is nasal congestion.

The eyes can also be affected, and can become red and itchy, and start to water.

The mouth, throat and ears can more rarely be affected. The roof of the mouth can become itchy. The throat can react by causing a cough. The ears can itch. All these reactions are the same allergic reactions that happen in the nose and eye.

More Serious Sympyoms

Danger symptoms to look out for, which can indicate a more serious condition that should be investigated by your doctor include:

wheezing, tight chest and cough - which may be hay fever triggering asthma symptoms
ear ache, pain on the face, and discharge from the eyes - which can be infections caused as side-effects of hay fever, in the ear, sinuses and eyes
if your symptoms do not improve after five days of using a treatment, then this is time to review the treatment
difficulty sleeping, showing that your hay fever is not under control, and needs reviewing

How To Relieve Hay Fever Symptoms

Hay fever remedies will allow you to minimise the symptoms, and let you get on with your life. Hay fever can not be cured but the symptoms can be controlled.

Natural hay fever remedies are also popular to reduce symptons. These vary from the lifestyle changes that reduce exposure to pollen, to homeopathic and nasal filter products.

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