Hayfever

Nearly a third of adults have hay fever in the UK. Find out what causes this condition, how to manage your symptoms and why it’s on the rise Written by Helen Foster on January 25, 2019 Reviewed by Professor Michael Rudenko on January 31, 2019 It’s early spring or summer, your nose is stuffed up and your eyes are itching and streaming. Pretty sure it’s not a cold? It’s more...

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If you asked the average person on the street if they thought hay fever was more prevalent in the countryside or built-up towns and cities, they would most likely say the countryside. However, research by the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit at Worcester University...

If you’re one of the 18 million adults in the UK who has hay fever, you’ll probably be willing to try most things in an attempt to relieve some of your symptoms and make your day-to-day life that little bit better.   In this article,...

Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis as it’s also known, is an allergic condition that causes inflammation of the nose[1]. It affects more boys than girls and can develop before adulthood[2]. It can be a distressing condition, especially for younger children and babies, but there are...

Hay fever is an allergy, which means your immune system mistakenly identifies a harmless substance – in this case pollen – as a threat and reacts as it would to viruses or bacteria, releasing an onslaught of chemicals to fight it off. The classic hay...