Things You'll Need:
- Over the counter medications
- Prescription medications
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Step 1
Start out with an accurate diagnosis of hayfever. Many conditions, including related allergies, have similar symptoms. The only way to treat hayfever effectively is to known for certain that you are in fact suffering from hayfever.
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Step 2
Use over the counter medications to treat hayfever. Most over the counter drugs are effective for short term relief of hayfever. Antihistamines are the usual treatment and can provide short term relief from sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and wheezing.
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Step 3
Install a pollen filter in your home and car. Hayfever is caused by tiny pollen particles in the air that you inhale and that cause an allergic reaction. Puravent sells high quality pollen filters and this is an excellent way to treat hayfever (see Resources below).
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Step 4
Ask your doctor if prescription medications are right for you. Sometimes over the counter drugs are not strong enough and they do not provide long term treatment. If your symptoms do not get better and you've been using over the counter medications for more than two weeks, you need to see a doctor.
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Step 5
Try using a non-steroid nasal spray. This is an effective short term reliever during the height of hayfever season. Spray each nostril at the start of your day and then once again if symptoms worsen throughout the day.
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Step 6
Stay indoors as much as you can during the height of hayfever season. Unfortunately, this coincides with the warm spring and summer months when most of us would like to be outside enjoying nature.
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Step 7
Stay off the grass. Grasses are the number one cause of hayfever. It is the abundance of grass and its wind pollinated nature that contribute to the prevalence of hayfever.
