help very severe hay fever

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dh as got worse and worse in start of this season been to gp time and time again and tried every remedy he can and on last lot of meds from gp still not working , he can hardly see because his eyes so sore, swollen running, but most of all he is sneezing , making him very tired and i mean tired, he his back at gp tomorrow is there any thing else he can ask for , i have never seen any one so ill with hay fever like he as

Hav eyou trie the balm that you put around the nose/nostrils which stops the pollen and stuff which causes hayfever being breathed in as it sticks to the balm. Don't know what it's called - hay max or something.

i know he tried some thing you put under your nose but dont know what, am just going to argos to try an air purifier

mizollen now gp said its the last he as tried

second pixieonaleaf - antihistamines were pretty useless for me unless in combination with eyedrops and nasal spray regularly. In fact I now only use the eyedrops and spray as antihist tablets have made me drowsy ever since having ds2 - wierd.

For next year he needs to take the lot for about a month before his hayfever usually starts to get ready for the season.

A herbal remedy I found that helped is elderflower, either in juice or better still as a tea. HTH it really is miserable
when it gets like that.

I used to sleep with a damp flannel over my eyes to give my eyes a rest at night and also reduce the swelling. Or could use an eye mask when sleeping. Also used to have to sleep with my head under the quilt!

sorry its late getting back , yes he as eye drops steroid nose drops am wondering if he allergic to me

May I ask what the name of the eye drop is and how long/often it is being used?

they are sodium cromoglicate 2%

sorry twice a day

And how long has that been used?

all last summer and stopped for winter now since may this year

OK, I was concerned that it was treatment lag.
A Mast Cell Stabiliser, like sodium cromoglycate, really needs two weeks of use.

Having said that, Mast Cell Stabilers appear to be less effective than anti-histamine eyedrops and they could be combined.
Optrivine Anistin is licensed for children and only, available from pharmacies and only needs to be used twice a day if you want to go down that route.

A better solution, although less timely, is to get referral to the Hospital Eye Service.
They can insure that's it's not variation on allergic eye disease which requires more tailored treatment, as well as having access to stronger medication that your G.P would be unlikely to be comfortable with.

Does that seem sensible?

DBennett thank you yes it does! dh just gone to gp now so waiting to see what happens

you can get de-sentizising treatment on the nhs in some areas......

ring up allergy uk for more details.

steriod injections are a temp way of coping but cant be continued , due to severe side effect, gps do give these occasionaily, but you can, with severe hay fever qualify for the de-=sentisation treatment.

please excuse rush/bad sp etc, in a hurry!

Has your dh tried local honey? I was very sceptical about it, but tried it in desperation when I was pregnant with dd and unable to take my usual shedloads of antihistamines, nasal spray, etc. I couldn't believe it worked. Almost completely cured my hayfever - just the occasional sniffle on very high pollen days. It does seem to take a while for the effects to kick in, so it's worth sticking with it. It's best to start taking it before the hayfever season starts (which I know is not useful advive right now, but it could be for next time!)but it might be worth starting anyway. 2 tsp per day. Apparently it's best if you can get 'unfiltered' local honey.

Has he tried cutting things out of his diet?
Over the last year I've become allergic to tomatoes and wheat flour amongst other things so naturally have had to eliminate them them from my diet. I was dreading hay fever season as I presumed that it would be worse because I seem to becoming more sensitive to allergens but it's been so much better. I've had a few bad days but nowhere near as bad as previous years.

What about alternative medicine? My daughter has got mild hayfever, but this season she has come out with asthma too. I'm taking her to a chiroprator. I'm also going to try a homeopath. I know it gets bad press about being a little bit of nothing, but it does seem to have genuinely helped some people. I'd also recomend giving up dairy.

Seconding Homeopathy. My Dh used to suffer badly but manages now with symptoms for a few days until he starts the appropriate remedy. Dairy and banana are likely to increase mucus production so worth stopping those when symptoms appear.

I heard a lady on radio yesterday who has suffered for years with hay fever and apparently this is a particularly bad year for it (in Ireland).

She now eats beetroot every day and swears it has really helped. It can be the fresh variety or pickled. She still takes one anti-histamine in the morning as well.

She said papaya and avocados are also good.

There is no plausable mechanism that would indicate that chiropractors or homeopaths would be able to help with hayfever.

And plenty of evidence that concludes they are neither more effective than placebo.

he as tried homeopath different ones to! the gp at changed all his meds his eye and nose drops at the moment he not as bad but then again we have no sun since he changed them.

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