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    I'd suffered from "hay fever" for several years, but the worst episode was when I was 19 years old. My parents had moved to a rural area, and when I came home from college I was so badly affected I simply could not stop sneezing, along with the other usual effects.

    I was sneezing about once per minute on average, the only way I could alleviate the symptoms was to put my head under a damp cloth to keep the pollen out, clearly not a satisfactory solution.

    Just one visit to the doctor solved the problem, he gave me a single large dose steroid injection. The sneezing stopped within a very short time, but the real benefit is that I've hardly been affected since.

    Given that this treatment was so effective, I seriously question the need for these repeated medications. I suspect that the dosage proposed by the drug companies is of a sufficient level to give temporary relief from the symptoms, but not enough to trigger a permanent cure. Guess who makes lots of money.
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    yeah also called a pin prick test. They stick a whole heap of allergens on your arm and make scratches to see what you are most allergic too.
    My brother was getting sick alot and was misdiagnosed by two or more doctors. Finally he was administered the pin/scratch test, and it revealed he was allergic to many different things previously he had no knowledge of. If you havent got one yet, its definitely worth it.

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    Pollen allergy in spring. Now i am not anymore as sensitive as few years ago, as i.e my nose was bleeding several times a week. I am not completely healed now, but I dont have any problems going into nature
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    Damn, it still hasn't let up. I'm sick as can be every single day right now. Popping Zyrtec and Aleive Cold%Sinus as soon as I wake up, then a steroid nasal spray before leaving the house.


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    Just one visit to the doctor solved the problem, he gave me a single large dose steroid injection. The sneezing stopped within a very short time, but the real benefit is that I've hardly been affected since
    i should try that .. i am allergic to dust ...

    I get them almost year-round. This time of year is just brutal for me. Itchy nose and eyes. Nose running like a faucet but sinus' stopped up at the same time. Stuffy head to where I can't even think straight. Sneezing constantly
    same here ...

    and cetrizine is killing my liver ..

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    i always have an allergy in spring-its awful ( my nose hurts so much cuz of wiping it...

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    Have your house checked for mold..... have the Air ducts cleaned..... Change the AC filter monthly.. you don't have to buy the expensive ones either, just change'm all the time....That made a world of difference for me...I live in Southern Va and we got everything you can imagine as far as pollen goes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sench View Post
    i always have an allergy in spring-its awful ( my nose hurts so much cuz of wiping it...
    same here damn hayfever it even worse with me being a fisherman cant avoid the stuff

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    Is there alot of pollen in the ocean then?

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