Tree pollen allergy

[Northerner]

Anyone else suffer from this? I'm pretty sure I've developed some sort of problem with it - I don't have a cold (BG levels are fine, and they never are with an infection) but my eyes feel like they have been marinaded in a blend of lemon juice and builder's sand 😱 Sore and watering all the time, which is also giving me a runny nose and occasional sneezing fits! Grrr!!! I never used to have problems like this, must be turnning Southern or something - I've lived down here too long! 😱

 

[Robin]

Anyone else suffer from this? I'm pretty sure I've developed some sort of problem with it - I don't have a cold (BG levels are fine, and they never are with an infection) but my eyes feel like they have been marinaded in a blend of lemon juice and builder's sand 😱 Sore and watering all the time, which is also giving me a runny nose and occasional sneezing fits! Grrr!!! I never used to have problems like this, must be turnning Southern or something - I've lived down here too long! 😱

I'm the opposite, I had a bad tree pollen allergy in my teens and twenties (willows and London Planes were the worst, so it was worse when I lived in London than in the country. )Then I grew out of it in my thirties. Nowadays I sneeze at odd things ( the barn at riding sets me off, as does rape pollen, probably things I wasn't exposed to as a child) but not the things I used to, and I don't feel as wretchedly ill with it. Weird or what.

 

[Kaylz]

I had terrible hayfever when I was at school but I had to give up my medication at the time of my exams as the ones I were on caused drowsiness, my eyes used to swell, feel gritty, itch like mad etc, if you wet a bit of tissue and lay that over your eyes it helps although anything cooling would do the same job, I grew out of it along with my asthma hope it's not bothering you too much hun x

 

[Northerner]

I had terrible hayfever when I was at school but I had to give up my medication at the time of my exams as the ones I were on caused drowsiness, my eyes used to swell, feel gritty, itch like mad etc, if you wet a bit of tissue and lay that over your eyes it helps although anything cooling would do the same job, I grew out of it along with my asthma hope it's not bothering you too much hun x

That's just how my eyes feel! Grrr! Maybe I'll grow out of it when I hit my 60s (scarily, not too long away!) 😱 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

Get some wet paper tissue, cucumbers or tea bags on your eyes Northerner oh go on do the teabags and upload a pic lol, hope they calm down soon for ya it's horrible x

 

[Northerner]

What a shame, I can't find the camera with these tea bags on my eyes! 😱 😉

 

[Grogg1]

I grew in to severe hayfever in my early 30s. I tried natural solutions and acupuncture to no avail. My sinuses were so irritated they became infected and noticeably swollen. My eyes felt like they had grains of sand in them. I was worse at night in bed. For 15 years I had to take medication from February to October. I had rhiocort nasal spray once a day before bed worked best for me, one tablet of Loratadine a day and allergy eye drops throughout the day. This gave me great control over it. I then noticed about 5 years ago I didn't need the eye drops so often so dropped them and this year I haven't yet started with my nasal spray but I am taking my loratadine tablets as I'm a bit sneezy.

I hope I'm growing out of it now!

 

[Kaylz]

What a shame, I can't find the camera with these tea bags on my eyes! 😱 😉

No but you can obviously still find the bloomin keyboard 🙄 lol x

 

[Northerner]

Isn't it strange? In my ignorance I always imagined that these things developed in childhood and stayed with you for life! Hope you have done your stint @Grogg1 and have a better year this year 🙂

 

[Northerner]

No but you can obviously still find the bloomin keyboard 🙄 lol x

Erm...I'm a touch typist!

 

[Grogg1]

Isn't it strange? In my ignorance I always imagined that these things developed in childhood and stayed with you for life! Hope you have done your stint @Grogg1 and have a better year this year 🙂

Get some allergy eyedrops. They are only about £4 OTC - same ingredients in generic as brand names such as Clarityn. They work almost immediately. I had rubbed my eyes raw in walking from car to Sainsbury's - which thankfully had Pharmacy and literally couldn't see to open packet & bottle. The Pharmacy assistant did it for me but told me I had to put them in myself. The relief was amazing!

 

[Kaylz]

Erm...I'm a touch typist!

Haha I knew you were going to come out with something along those lines but what's your great story for managing to read the replies through teabags x

 

[grovesy]

I developed nasal allergies in my teens and still get them decades later. I permanently use a steroid nasal spray and antihistamine tablets. I get nasal polyps as a result.

 

[Grogg1]

Erm...I'm a touch typist!

Not a phrase we hear much now. I was taught to type by a Manic Nun in school! We had to type to music to get even keystrokes and good rhythm. Her favourite LP to play for us was the tune for "Hello Mother, Hello Father"! It said something stupid like "start typing on the 26th tap!"

 

[Northerner]

Not a phrase we hear much now. I was taught to type by a Manic Nun in school! We had to type to music to get even keystrokes and good rhythm. Her favourite LP to play for us was the tune for "Hello Mother, Hello Father"! It said something stupid like "start typing on the 26th tap!"

I did actually learn to touch type at night school in my early 20s - I was unemployed (Thatcher's Britain) after leaving Uni and I thought it might be a useful skill. I was the only bloke in a class of 20 😱 🙂 Then I got a job as a computer programmer and found that I was so scared of making mistakes that I started watching the keyboard again 🙄 I can type quite quickly, but only partially touch-typing these days 🙂

 

[Robin]

If you buy eye drops, don't make the mistake I made in Sainsburys once and admit to being diabetic, they refused to sell them to me! I'd got a mild infection, they told me to see my GP. I wasn't going to waste her time, so I went home and used salt water and saved my money.
I take a loratidine tablet, they're non drowsy ( well, they don't affect me anyway) and often on special offer in the hay fever season. Sunglasses help the eye problem, too.

 

[grovesy]

If you buy eye drops, don't make the mistake I made in Sainsburys once and admit to being diabetic, they refused to sell them to me! I'd got a mild infection, they told me to see my GP. I wasn't going to waste her time, so I went home and used salt water and saved my money.
I take a loratidine tablet, they're non drowsy ( well, they don't affect me anyway) and often on special offer in the hay fever season.

I used to get them on prescription but my Pharmacy sell packs of 60 for less than a fiver.

 

[Grogg1]

When I started working as a clerk after leaving school at 17 I was actually moved onto IT work as they thought I was confident using the 1 computer in the office (it was 1981) as I knew my way around the keyboard! I'm still one of the "go to" people in the office if they don't know how to do something system wise. I have to say though Google now saves me trawling through vast user manuals like in the old day when we would have a new office package or IT database!

 

[Grogg1]

I used to get them on prescription but my Pharmacy sell packs of 60 for less than a fiver.

I get them on prescription as they are free in Wales and I have had them on repeat for 20 years when they were only brand name Clarityn and £7 for a packet of 7.

If you ask your local pharmacist for the cheapest way to buy Loratadine he might sell you a bottle of 60 for a couple of pounds to compete with online pharmacies who sell them at this price.

I never put my eye drops on prescription as they were cheaper over the counter than prescription when we paid for prescriptions.

 

[grovesy]

I can get them free on prescription but I choose to buy.