Hay fever Season

With Spring is in the air, hay fever is commonly suffered by residents here with sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, and runny nose. It is caused by an allergic reaction to fur, pollen, grass and other allergens, foreign "invaders" that enter the body by inhalation, by swallowing, or through your skin. It can hit anytime of the year but it is worse in spring when plants are growing and flowers are giving off pollen.

Hubby is the one who suffered it first right from the start of Spring that until this time he still has that occasional sneezing but not as bad as before. Then, I noticed symptoms in David. At first I didn't pay so much attention to it because I thought it was just a kind of tired eyes. After all, how many springs had past, he never had it so I never gave it a thought. But as the days went by, I discovered that it was getting worse that even his other eye became reddish and sometimes watery too . David looked so uncomfortable and kept on rubbing his eyes and did a lot of sneezing too. There were few mornings I noticed that it was a bit bulging around his eyes and a bit sticky. We decided to take him to our GP for examination and he gave us a prescription medicine for allergy thing. After taking the recommended dose for few days, I was very glad that David's eyes gradually becoming to normal. This CLARATYNE hay fever & allergy relief did wonder to David. It is non drowsy antihistamine syrup for 1 -12 yrs old . I bought a peach flavor for him and he liked it.
Well, keeping an eye on the pollen count everyday and taking extra precautions are beneficial especially if you have allergic reaction to allergens. And here are few of the self help tips that I gathered while surfing in the net if pollen is high:

1. it is best to keep windows and doors closed and stay away from areas such as grassy
parks especially in the mornings and late afternoon where pollen is more,
2. wearing wrap-around sunglasses to keep pollen out of your eyes,
3. taking a shower and washing hair after going outside
4. not drying washing outside if counts are high-pollen may get trapped in the fibers of clothes and bed linen.