hayfever medicines

[linzoid]

what does your child use for hayfever and how effective is it?

Mine don't get hayfever so can't help with medicines, but a friend of mine recommended something for those wishing to avoid medicines. She smears vaseline just inside their nostrils and on the eyelashes as it "traps" the pollen. She swears by its effectiveness.

Linzoid - my dd who's 8 gets hayfever badly - mostly affecting her eyes. We tried Piritin amd Boots Hayfever drops which weren't very good. Last year a locum dotor prescribed Neoclarityn and some drops for eyes which were excellent. Can't remember the name of the drops as I have yet to collect this year's prescription but can find out tomorrow and let you know if watery eyes are a problem for your child.

Linzoid, my 14 year old twin boys have always had hayfever. One of them had it worse than the other but they have swopped places now! They are having one Loratadine a day each at the moment. last year it was adequate but 2nd son is suffering badly this year. Streaming (& sore) eyes and nose. The instructions are adamant that one a day is the max. Think it is time for another trip to the doctor - see if there is anything stronger.

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Collected my dd's prescription today. Eye drops are called Sofradex. Pharmacist told me they contain an antibiotic and I should be v careful using them on a child - but they were prescribed by doctor last year and were v effective. Not sure what to do now.

i use these for the past 2 years.drug free filter that fits in your nose and lasts for 24 hours - has been featured in telegraph recently. don't know if its in chemists yet. i've had my nose cauterised, steriod injections, beconase, flixonase, triludan etc.which don't work and have bad side effects. also wash clothes and hair everyday when really bad, wrap-around sunglasses, vasaline eyelashes and use a garden spray or smaller equivalent(travel bottle from boots) filled with water to dampen the pollen in the room, car, themselves etc.

sorry i am a beginner at putting links up and it hasn't worked. if interested try www.nasalairguard.com nasalairguard.com

dd1 has loratradine liquid this year. its also taken for her other reactions, but as an added bonus helps with her hayfever.