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I've never seen one of those nose horns before. It looks better than rolling up a paper, sticking it in your ear and then lighting it.
Can you buy those things at Walmart?
best thing i did about my allergies was not take any medication for them and my body developed an immunity fyi
I've never seen one of those nose horns before. It looks better than rolling up a paper, sticking it in your ear and then lighting it.
Can you buy those things at Walmart?
Not a fan of the Neti Pot.
can't relate.
my immunse system is A plus. i haven't sneezed, had a runny nose or none of that since i was 7.
You really can't develop an immunity because the allergy symptoms actually are the work of your immune system. When you come in contact with the allergen, your immune system releases histamines which cause the sneezing, watering, swelling and itching as a way to protect the body from the allergen. But some allergists believe that sensitization and de-sensitization to allergens occur in 2 to 7 year cycles, which would explain why people "grow out" of allergies or suddenly develop them. I tend to believe in those cycles too, because as someone who has moved around the country many times in my life, I've found that my allergies to the native flora of whatever region don't develop until I've lived there for a few years. Unfortunately I've never stayed anywhere long enough to find out if I can outgrow the allergies within a certain time period.
I never outgrew my California allergies after living there for 30 years straight. Part of that could be due to the fact I was always going back and forth between parents and bouncing around between regions with VERY different flora/climate/etc., but even when I was in one city for ten years they stayed as bad as they ever have been. And when I went back to California for vacation after moving out, my allergies were even worse. That was a miserable two weeks.
I'm inclined to believe the bit about it taking a while for allergies to develop in a new region, though. I know that there are a lot of things in New Orleans that normally trigger my allergies, and I know that it historically a very bad allergy and asthma city, but in the almost three years that I've been here my allergies have only occasionally given me problems. And those problems have been extremely mild for the most part; a day of watery eyes or a bit of extra sneezing, but that's it. My asthma is much better as a result, as well, and I've been able to largely ignore my rescue inhaler or any other asthma meds for months at a time, which otherwise hasn't been an option since I was a toddler. Don't expect it to last forever, because as I said there's a ton of stuff in this city that I already know are triggers, but the move seems to have put everything on hold for a while.
my family used to have a cat, and im terribly allergic to cats. my eyes swell and i break out in hives every time a cat is near.
after having the cat for a year, i developed a tolerance to that one cat for some reason for several years. ive felt like allergies have always been something ive just dealt with, so maybe i dont even notice them anymore.
You get accustomed to your own pets' dander. I had to put my cat to sleep almost two years ago, but until then I'd lived my entire life with at least one pet in the house (and several friend and family pets I was around a lot). Unless I do something stupid like rub my eyes directly after petting one of them, the pets I've owned or am around a lot never bother me, despite being massively allergic. The dander immunity can wear off, though. With all the moving I've done recently, I've had to deal with big allergy problems when I go back to visit friends and family because I'm no longer interacting with their pets on a daily or weekly basis. It's something I've learned to put up with, though. I love animals too much to live a whole life without them.
my eyes are dry, i think it is because of allergies.
need some clear eyes
Rain would make it worse, if your thing is mold.ity, ......they are really bad today. I hope this rain washes this out.
Claritin-D 24 hours for the win.
Expensive, behind the counter at the pharmacy and you have to have an ID to buy it, but this is one bit of pharma that makes me thank the Spaghetti Monster for on a regular basis.
The pseudo works well? Never tried it. I have been taking generic loratadine (dirt cheap compared to the regular brand name Claritin) all year though, and it has made a huge difference compared to last year when I just got raped by allergies from about December-August.
Reason I use cetirizine (Reactine, Zyrtec) besides that fact it works the best for me, is you can get a presciption version (20mg) for your doctor as opposed to the 10mg extra strength OTC. Break the tablet in half, and I've never had to pay for allergy meds again.
way cheaper to just buy generic sudafed and the loratadine tbh.
Great thread on Allgergies. Man I used to get 3 to 4 sinus infections a year. I thought I might have to get surgery.
Does that get you put on the meth list faster than Claritin-D?
"This piece of is buying a 20 pack three times a year, get him in here!"
Damn man, figured in Austin you'd be buying a 20 pack every couple of weeks, being around all those sucking cedars.
I am luckily not so afflicted. My grandad was, face would swell up sometimes. Ragweed kills me tho tbh
You gotta get the 24 hours stuff. Just don't drink a lot of coffee while you are taking it.
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