What are the symptoms of hay fever?

What is hay fever?
Hay fever is a common disease. Also known as allergic rhinitis or nasal allergies, hay fever can be seasonal, perennial (year-round) or professional. Rhinitis refers to irritation or inflammation of the nose.

Symptoms usually include:

• Runny nose
• Nasal congestion
• Sneeze
• Watery, red or itchy eyes
• Cough
• Itching of the throat or roof of the mouth
• Post-nasal secretions
• Itchy nose
• Sinus Pressure and pain
• Itchy skin

Symptoms may become long-term if hay fever is not treated.

How do hay fever symptoms differ from other conditions?

Although the symptoms of hay fever and the symptoms of a cold may seem similar, the biggest difference is that the cold will cause the flu and aches. The treatments for both conditions are also very different.

Other conditions
Other conditions with symptoms similar to hay fever:

• Cold Head
• Infectious rhinitis, including upper respiratory tract infections
• Irritating rhinitis, reaction to physical or chemical changes
• Sinusitis

In contrast to hay fever, these conditions can also lead to feverish symptoms.

Hay fever symptoms in infants and children.

Hay fever is extremely common in children, although they rarely grow until they are 3 years old. But it is important to treat allergy symptoms, especially in infants and children. Hay fever symptoms may evolve into long-term health problems such as asthma, sinusitis or chronic otitis. Recent studies show that genetics can indicate whether or not your child will develop asthma with hay fever.

Younger children may have more difficulty coping with hay fever symptoms. This can affect their concentration and sleep patterns. Sometimes the symptoms get confused with the cold. But your child won’t have a fever as they would with the cold and the symptoms will persist beyond a few weeks.

What are the long-term symptoms of hay fever?
Hay fever symptoms often start immediately after exposure to a specific allergen. Having these symptoms for more than a few days can cause:

• Ears clogged
• sore throat
• Sense of smell decreased
• Headache
• Allergic shiners, or dark circles under the eyes
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Puffiness under the eyes

The experience of these symptoms over time can have a negative effect on:

• Quality of sleep
• Asthma Symptoms
• Quality of life as symptoms can make activities less enjoyable, or make you less productive at work and school, or even require you to
• stay at home after your work or school
• Ear infections, especially in children
• Eyes, or an allergic conjunctivitis, that occurs when the allergen irritates the membrane on your eye
• Inflammation of the sinuses, which may become sinusitis due to persistent congestion

Some patients say that hay fever is a common cold, especially if it persists for a long time and the symptoms worsen.

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