Reduce exposure to pollen, allergic to pollen

Followings are the ways to reduce the expusres to pollen:

1.No alcohol

Alcohol widens the blood vessels - also in the mucosa, which becomes thus more permeable and will lead to more intense allergic reactions. Some drugs show similar effect.

2.Wear sunglasses (and a hat)

Sunglassses prevent to some extent your eyes from pollen contact and protect them from sun radiation which irritates the highly sensitive mucous membranes of allergy affected eyes. A hat with wide brim may have an additional effect.

3.Filters

Filter masks make you look like a surgeon or an over-cautious patient, but they are effective    indeed. Pollen filters for cars are meanwhile already standard but must be maintaind (replaced) in order to guarantee good function.

4.    Rinse your nose with salty water
Blood-isotonic salt water rinses do not only clean your nose from dust, but remove the allergenic molecules from the mucosa, as they are all instant water soluble. A suitable solution is 2-3 spoonful of salt resolved in one litre of lukewarm water.

      So, most of the time it is not possible to fully escape the pollen and sometimes the hints presented above are still not good enough. There are some other things that can be done against allergies:

• There are some useful drugs, but most of them you have to take a certain amount of time before you come in contact with the allergen.
• Immunotherapy (Hyposensitization) is a technique used for getting rid of very severe allergies.
  

Reference information: http://www.polleninfo.org

The information aims to provide educational purpose only. Anyone reading it should consult physician before considering treatment and should not rely on the information above.