Children complaining of sore eyes?

[Whitefeather01]

My children are (very almost) 5, and 6.5 and for the last week have been complaining of sore eyes, on and off. They also have coughs. One had a temp for a day and they've also had colds.

I've had a nasty cough, but wouldn't necessarily say it was dry, a weird taste in my mouth and what now feels like the beginning of a sore throat.

Suspicious or normal for their symptoms?

This may or may not apply to your children but my DS has started to complain about sore eyes and stuffy nose this week. The hay fever (tree pollen) season has started, he was the same last year.

My daughter has too. She is constantly blinking! My first thought was hay fever.

I have Hayfever. Yes tree pollen. Not coronavirus. I managed to grab antihistamine. They need it straight away. It's very unpleasant.

They're young to get hay fever. Have they been outside much?

@LynetteScavo my ds was quite ill.with Hayfever in junior school, It affected his whole wellbeing. He was about 7yo. It took a very long time to grasp it.

My DD started with hay fever aged 7 too. I've read it doesn't usually start before the age of 7yo. We went for a walk last Wednesday and she started to complain about her hay fever. I was surprised as she usually suffers the most in June. The OPs symptoms do sound a bit CV.

How are you today @Whitefeather01 ?

My DS has started saying he has sore eyes or sticky eyes a lot over the past week or so. He's only 2 and has hardly been outside.

I’ve had really sore eyes for about 4 days now. It constantly feels like there is something in them and I can’t stop rubbing at them. I’ve also got a runny nose and keep sneezing.

I don’t have hay fever. It’s strange.

Hay fever season has definitely started and my eyes are sore.

However, a GP on the news was saying that they have had a rise in symptoms such as loss of sense of smell and taste, and conjunctivitis. He was implying they may be very mild CV symptoms.

It could be, I would isolate just in case, especially with the fever as well.

My hay fever and Dts has definitely kicked in. They have had it from a very young age.

The rest of your symptoms should trigger self isolation.

Hay fever always starts at Mother's Day when you have a bunch of flowers!

Could be hay fever, but could be a reaction to all the anti bac spray thats being used everywhere,

My Dd started hayfever symptoms at age 5

I think it might also be due to being stuck inside with the heating on - and no rain for ages. The air is so dry, dries our eyes and skin and sinuses...

Cough, temperature, sore throat, loss of taste and sore eyes are all corona symptoms. A cold isn’t. I think there is a chance your family has Coronavirus.