Pollen Flight Helpful tips for allergy sufferers

The pollen count has already started

03/10/2015

Spring is just around the corner, and so is the pollen count that is dreaded by allergy sufferers. In addition to the pollen of alder and hazel are now also the first willow and poplar pollen on the way. People with hay fever should follow some rules to relieve symptoms such as itchy eyes and a runny nose. However, annoying allergic complaints can generally be reduced significantly only through desensitisation or natural therapy such as homeopathy or traditional Chinese medicine.

The pollen fly again
Allergy sufferers should be prepared in time for the increasing pollen load in spring. For example, a desensitization can help in which the immune system is slowly accustomed to the allergy-causing substance over a longer period of time, in which it is regularly administered to the person in a gradually increasing dose. However, as this method of treatment can lead to unwanted side effects such as allergic reactions and circulatory problems, many allergic people rely on natural remedies such as self-blood therapy, acupuncture or homeopathy. In natural medicine, the pollen allergy is not considered a problem of the nose, but considered holistically. Accordingly, the therapy tries to return the overreactions of the immune system to an external stimulus back into the healthy immunological regulatory capacity and not to suppress it as it is partially tried with drugs in conventional medicine.

Home remedies for pollen allergy
In addition, some rules and home remedies for hay fever can help. Allergy sufferers should spend their summer holidays in regions with low pollen pollution, such as at the sea and in the mountains above 2,000 meters altitude. In addition, the windows should be kept closed during the day and only open between 7 pm and midnight in rural areas. Between four and six o'clock in the morning, the pollen load on the land is highest. In the city, however, the airing should be placed in the time of six to eight o'clock tomorrow, since here most pollen fly through the air for the evening.

Among the proven home remedies for hay fever include nasal douches with a saline solution. In addition, sufferers should wash their hair just before going to sleep because the pollen will easily stick in it. The undressing of the clothes should also not be done in the bedroom, as well as pollen can adhere to it. In the car, a pollen filter is recommended. (Ag)