Fall allergies are often caused by weeds like ragweed. Fall allergy symptoms can include a runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, or itchy eyes. To treat your fall allergies, you should start taking allergy medication at the beginning of September. This article was medically reviewed by Omid Mehdizadeh, MD, otolaryngologist and […]
You can’t go outside without sneezing, your nose won’t stop running, and you have this urge to keep itching your eyes. These are the symptoms of seasonal allergies, otherwise known as hay fever. Most likely, yours are caused by pollen from certain types of trees, grasses, or weeds. Unfortunately, there’s […]
Antihistamine medication can relieve allergy symptoms, such as sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes. Oral antihistamine tablets are widely available over-the-counter and are regarded as one of the best first-line treatments for allergies – common examples include Claritin, Zyrtec, and Allegra. Antihistamines are also available as nasal sprays or eye […]
Allergy shots may be worth considering if your allergy symptoms are severely impacting your life, and you can’t control them with medication or home remedies. Typically, allergy shots are used for environmental or seasonal allergies to pollen, animal dander, dust, mould, and insect stings. Allergy shots are effective at providing […]
The three main types of allergy medicine are antihistamines, corticosteroid nasal sprays, and decongestants. Sometimes, a combination of these medications will work to treat your seasonal allergies – though each have varying side effects and should be used in different situations. If these types of allergy medicine don’t reduce allergy […]
If you can’t stop sneezing, it’s because your nasal passage is irritated or inflamed. Sneezing is often caused by particles entering the nose – such as pollen, dust, mould, air pollution, animal dander, or exposure to chemicals. To stop sneezing, you should treat your allergies, avoid your environmental triggers, or […]
Allergy season is usually most severe in the spring, around the first week of May. That’s because seasonal allergies – called allergic rhinitis or hay fever – commonly occur due to pollen from trees and grass, which are most prevalent in the spring and early summer. However, some plants may […]
A virologist said there are concerns that taking allergy medication with steroids may prevent the body from fighting off the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. After inhaling a droplet carrying the coronavirus, the virus enters the body, latches to a cell and begins to replicate itself until the body is flooded with […]
Who doesn’t love a juicy burger? About 5,000 Americans. And not from dietary preference, but because a single bite could cause hives, shortness of breath, or even death. It’s not something they were born with, it’s something their body was taught to reject, by an uninvited little wilderness hitchhiker. The […]
