budeman Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 So after suffering very badly at the moment here in blighty I was wondering how it affects people over in Perth. I know its the wrong season at the moment but how have people found it to be in the summer - better, worse, about the same? :smile2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 It varies by person. I know some that find they dont get it here - the plants are different. I know some that are about the same. I know some - myself included - that didnt have it in the UK but do here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeman Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sorry to hear that - I suppose it does just depend on what type of pollen affects each person. Oh well i'll keep my fingers crossed for when I get there in Sep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpakey Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 So after suffering very badly at the moment here in blighty I was wondering how it affects people over in Perth. I know its the wrong season at the moment but how have people found it to be in the summer - better, worse, about the same? :smile2: I am suffering big time at the moment, from the minute I wake up, usually semi ok during the day, but even worse in the evening- to a point where I feel like stabbing pins in my eyes!!! Strangely enough, NEVER got the same symptoms in Oz (height of the summer) I am soon learning, that there are many types of pollen that can give you a strain of hay fever, I bet more info is as dull as dishwater... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I've heard that a good way to minimise the effects of hayfever is to eat locally produced honey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I had bad hayfever in the UK, especially in spring when things started growing again, but all through summer I was on OTC drugs, here its not as bad and it seems to be more tree pollen related, once the trees stopped blossoming it eases to the point where I dont have to take medication, come summer time its gets really dry so not much pollen around, so in my experiance its better here than in the UK, all the usual drugs are available OTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeman Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I am suffering big time at the moment, from the minute I wake up, usually semi ok during the day, but even worse in the evening- to a point where I feel like stabbing pins in my eyes!!!Strangely enough, NEVER got the same symptoms in Oz (height of the summer) I am soon learning, that there are many types of pollen that can give you a strain of hay fever, I bet more info is as dull as dishwater... Im with you on that one so I think we must have the same pollen hating noses ....normally I'm fine by mid July so fingers crossed not too long to go - also good to hear then that yours wasnt as bad in Oz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I've heard that a good way to minimise the effects of hayfever is to eat locally produced honey. I swear by it. Never got hay fever in oz. I get mild symptoms in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeman Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I swear by it. Never got hay fever in oz. I get mild symptoms in the UK. Think I'm going to have to try this - I have always been a bit sceptical but its that bad this year I'm willing to give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Think I'm going to have to try this - I have always been a bit sceptical but its that bad this year I'm willing to give it a go! The idea is you're eating honey made from the pollen that you're allergic to, that's why it needs to be locally produced. It helps you build up a resistance to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Terrible in the UK, lived in East so lots of Rape fields which played havoc with it. Here not so much. The odd day here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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