Hay Fever (Nose Allergies)

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Main Symptoms

• Clear nasal discharge with sneezing, sniffing, and nasal itching.
• Eye allergies (itchy, red, watery and puffy) are commonly associated.
• Ear and sinus congestion may also be associated.
• A tickling, scratchy sensation in the back of the throat can be associated.
• Itchy ear canals, itchy skin, and hoarse voice are also seen.
• Symptoms occur during pollen season.
• Similar symptoms during the same month of the previous year.
• No fever.

Cause

• Hay fever is an allergic reaction of the nose and sinuses to an inhaled substance, usually a pollen.

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• Doesn't look like hay fever, see COLDS.