The medical name for hayfever is allergic rhinitis which means an allergy affecting the nose.
Hayfever is either seasonal, like in spring when there is plenty of pollen or new plant growth triggering an allergy response, or perennial which means all year round. The severity and type of hayfever varies from person to person, although most people experience mild symptoms, hayfever is a serious allergy with symptoms that seriously impact people’s ability to go about their day to day life.
Those people that have allergies causing dermatitis or asthma are generally more likely to suffer from hayfever; but for everyone the answer to relieving hayfever is to minimise the exposure to whatever is causing the symptoms.
Shop hayfever treatmentMost hayfever sufferers experience sneezing, itching and burning eyes and throat, and either blocked or running nose. Other symptoms can include aches in the jaw and teeth caused by the pressure of blocked sinuses, popping in the ears, headaches and generally feeling under the weather.
Shop hayfever treatmentWhen you have an allergy the body releases a substance called histamine, which is why the most common medicines used to treat allergies like hay fever are called antihistamines. These block the effect of histamine and prevent the body from releasing any more histamine which should stop symptoms getting worse.
Antihistamine treatments are available with a prescription from your doctor and are available over the counter at Life Pharmacy.
Shop antihistaminesTreatments to help ease nasal blockage and congestion of hayfever usually involve a nasal solution that may be either dropped or sprayed into the nostrils. These work by washing out the nostrils or by helping to dry up and prevent further secretions from the sinuses running down the nostrils or down the back of the throat.
Before you use a nasal decongestant spray, talk to our community pharmacists to make sure you buy the correct nasal spray to relieve and prevent ongoing congestion. Decongestion treatments for hayfever are different to similar treatments used to treat congestion caused by colds and flu.
Shop nasal decongestantsTalk to our community pharmacists about the right medicine to treat hayfever, and seek their advice about preventing as well as treating hay fever whether you suffer from this occasionally or every day.
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Pharmacy MedicineDimetapp 12-Hour Nasal Spray is fast-acting and long-lasting, providing 12-hour relief from nasal congestion due to: Colds Sinusitis Hayfever Other respiratory allerg...
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Flixonase Nasal Spray 120 Sprays
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Telfast Oral Liquid 30Mg / 5Ml 150Ml
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Claratyne Tab 10 Mg 10 Tablets
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Claratyne tablets provide rapid 24 hour relief from the symptoms of Hayfever, seasonal and year-round allergic rhinitis and hives without causing drowsiness. Lift the allergy fog, and start living ...
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Make a Sensitive Choice.FESS Original Nasal Saline Spray is approved by the Sensitive Choice program in Australia and New Zealand.How does it work?FESS Original Nasal Saline Spray is a natural way ...
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Loraclear 10Mg Soft Gel Caps 90
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Loraclear® Soft Gel Caps is used for the relief of symptoms associated with perennial and seasonal rhinitis (hay fever), such as sneezing, nasal discharge and itching, as well as burning and itchin...
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Visine Allergy provides fast relief of itchy, red eyes due to allergy.Ideal for hayfever and allergies due to pollen, grass, animal hair, dust mites, feathers and air pollutants.Size15mL
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Histaclear Oral Solution provides relief from symptoms of allergy and hayfever in an oral liquid formula. No artificial colours. Sugar free. Alcohol free. Pleasant banana flavour. Common Uses Avail...
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