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As someone who suffers from hay fever being around trees can be weeks of pain for me every year
by greggman 10y ago
As someone who suffers from hay fever being around trees can be weeks of pain for me every year
- rangibaby 10y agoThere is a massive, recent hayfever problem in Japan because cedar trees planted to be used for timber after WWII weren't as construction methods changed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_fever_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_fever_in_Japan
- Ntrails 10y agoThe thing that always gets me is that when I spent summers in canada I experienced not an iota of hayfever, but I get pretty significant symptoms in the UK. I think it's about the only strong draw to emmigration at some point in the future!
- magic_beans 10y agoI'm the same way. I'm from the US and have never had any allergies ever, though I've spent a lot of time outdoors. I spent a summer in the UK one year, and the whole time I had horrific allergies. I was basically hopped up on Benadryl the whole time.
- lttlrck 10y agoOpposite for me. I grew up in rural England surrounded by flowers and forests. Never had a hint of allergies. Lived in Germany on the edge of the Black Forest for ten years... no problems. Moved to New England and I had no idea what is wrong with me. It took me three years to figure out it was tree pollen and not a spring cold... haha In California now so we will see how it goes.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoMy uncle brings his son on a roadtrip to America every summer to escape his allergies to birch pollen.
- amadeusw 10y agoMy hay fever declined after a serious allergic reaction that sent me to a hospital. Then I also had a few cats, to whom I was allergic to. Hope yours declines, too. I guess I lucked out!
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- JabavuAdams 10y agoI use a prescription nasal spray and eye drops, and this completely controls my otherwise severe symptoms. I used allergy pills for years, but the results were not as good, and they all caused some amount of drowsiness.
- sliverstorm 10y agoI also have allergies but I'd take them in a second over cutting down the trees. (Though I might look for a state to live with more allergy friendly trees)
- icc97 10y agoI too suffer from hay fever from trees. They're my number one allergen followed by cats. The last athsma attack I had was on a football (soccer) field surrounded by trees. I'd never use it as an excuse to complain about trees.