hayfever

Gin and tonics can help relieve hayfever symptoms, science says

Gin and tonics can help relieve hayfever symptoms, science says

As a hayfever sufferer, I’ve always dreaded this pollen-filled time of year. However, instead of having to hide away in a cloud of tissues and Claritin, you can now casually sip on gin and get the same effects or at the very least, it’s the alcoholic beverage of choice to avoid making your hayfever any […]

1 year ago

6 ways to help your children with hay fever symptoms

6 ways to help your children with hay fever symptoms

We are officially in hay fever season In Ireland, the hay fever season kicks off in March – although, hay fever sufferers are likely all too aware of this. According to Allergy Ireland, it begins with the release of tree pollen in early March until May and is followed by the grass pollen season which […]

2 years ago

Sinuses beware! The pollen count is expected to be very high today

Sinuses beware! The pollen count is expected to be very high today

Antihistamines at the ready because today is likely to be a tough time for hayfever sufferers. According to Met Éireann, the pollen count is expected to be high today countrywide. Being prone to hayfever myself, I suspected as much as I’m already beginning to get the telltale symptoms of a blocked nose and scratchy throat. […]

4 years ago

Hayfever? Twitter users swear this common household remedy works

Hayfever? Twitter users swear this common household remedy works

Runny nose, streaming eyes, constant sneezing. Summer is beautiful and most of us spend all winter longing for these brighter, warmer days – but for hayfever sufferers, this is often not the case. As temperatures rise, so does the pollen count – and – for anyone suffering with hayfever – the suffering. Instead of being […]

4 years ago