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[CLKD]

So far I've been OK.  It's the itch on the roof of my mouth that wakes me with tongue scratching  as well as the cleft in my chin which is where it all begins.  Now how is that relative to allergies? 

[shrosphirelass]

I was just going to start a thread myself as wondered if peoples symptoms have ramped up. I started to feel it last week, tell tale signs of sore eyes, but this week everytime I go out it gets the back of my throat and the last two days I have had a bad one sided headache, which I'm guessing is related as it feels like Im blocked up. Im taking mild one a days and a steroid nasal spray. Doesn't seem to make a lot of difference, except for drying me out generally. I'm going for a long walk this afternoon so am going to try the vaseleine up my nose, can't do any harm!

[CLKD]

I found 'beconase' really useful but didn't use it daily as it dried the nostrils = soreness  .

Maybe this is what masks were designed for 

[CLKD]

Give yourself a  then go for that walk.  It's going to rain .......

[jaypo]

Thing with some nasal sprays is that you can only use them for a max of 7 days at a time because they will start having the opposite effect 

[jaypo]

You've still got a nose then?

[shrosphirelass]

I think the rebound is from the decongestant sprays. The steroid ones, like beconaise don'e have the same effect, you can take for months. StellaJane is there a good technique for spraying  as I sometimes get bleeding and I know the ear nose and throat guy said it was because I wasn't doing it correctly.

[CLKD]

I didn't get allergic rhinitis until I married, it was thought that I was allergic to my husband  .  I moved from a dry area to one that had 100s' " rain per year  ......

[Lyncola]

Hi ladies,

I've had hay fever bad lately after a windy day. I can use my nose spray for up to 6 months at a time, my doctor is happy for me to use it longer.

Another great natural product is a neti pot. It looks like a little kettle, you can buy them from the health food shop. I boil water and mix in 1/2 teaspoon of salt, cool down to room temperature. Lean over the sink tilt head forwards and pore through one nostril, stop do other nose, give your nose a good blow.
Works really well, google for information.

A couple tips always use boiled water, you can't use the neti pot for more then three weeks at a time. When I'm at a bad time of year I have to use spray from the chemist. But usually I can manage with the neti pot for 6 to 9 months a year.

Plus another positive once you got your pot it's very cheap to use. I've had my pot now for 10 years.

[Barnacle]

When my DD was younger she had lots of problems with ear and sinus infections and her ENT consultant recommended we use a neti pot on her. Very tricky to use on a little one, but we all got used to using it and it really helped her. He also recommended Sterimar spray and we all use that, even now.

[jaypo]

There's definitely something with the salt water,when I lived in Aberdeen,never once had I drippy nose syndrome (medical term ) moved to Wiltshire and that's when it all started,the salty sea air of Aberdeen worked wonders,you could all move there if you like 

[CLKD]

Nope.  Borders are closed 

My Mum would boil water with Friars Balsom in, hide under a towel 

[Dorothy]

Interesting - I've never though of hayfever being linked to the menopause before, but I started suffering from hayfever for the first time ever when I was 40 - a couple of years after menopausal symptoms kicked in really badly.  I'd never had so much as a sniffle until then - I remember not being able to understand why this 'head cold' kept coming and going!

[CLKD]

My Dad had late onset asthma when he reached 60-ish - hormones? 

[jaypo]

When I was small we used to swim in the sea,not often mind you,the North Sea is very rarely warm  where did you go on your hols?