Homeopathy & Hayfever

Now that spring has sprung, we are heading back towards hay fever weather.  Hay fever is caused by an allergic response to airborne pollen.  It can range in severity from mild cases which can be only mildly irritating, to really severe cases where the sufferer can become consumed by their symptoms.

When it is working correctly, our immune system is what protects our bodies from viruses, bacteria, toxins etc. that enter the body and try to create illness and imbalance (thank you immune system!).  However, when it becomes imbalanced you can become extra sensitive to pollen and other allergens such as dust or animal dander. 
Hay fever symptoms can include:

• Sneezing
• Watery eyes
• Itchy throat
• Blocked or runny nose
• Headaches
• Pain in sinuses
• Wheezing or difficulty breathing
• Irritability
• Difficulty sleeping

The propensity towards hay fever is best treated with your constitutional remedy during the winter months when it is not active.  This is to provide the body with the opportunity to repair itself.  If you try to treat hay fever constitutionally during the summer months when it is at its most active it is more difficult to do this as you are battling against the active symptoms at the same time. 
Here at Solas Homeopathy hay fever is one of the most common things we see with clients.  If you would like to see how homeopathy can help you survive hay fever season just get in touch. www.solashomeopathy.com/contact.html

There are a number of remedies you can use to help alleviate your symptoms when they are most active.

Allium Cepa

• Strong burning sensation from the nose and eyes with a watery discharge.
• The eyes are sensitive to light, often red and irritated
• The nose can become red and sore from burning, corrosive mucus.
• There can be violent sneezing
• The voice can be hoarse and there may be a hacking cough.

 
Arsenicum album

• Frequent sneezing and a blocked nose alternating with a watery discharge.
• Symptoms are worse outside and better for staying indoors.
• Inflammation of the eyes with burning and swelling.
• The right side is generally more affected than the left and symptoms will be worse during the night, particularly on lying down.

 
Euphrasia

• Very watery eyes
• The eyelids can swell up and there can be a thick, infected discharge from the eye itself.
• Sensation of a foreign body (such as a grain of sand) in the eyes

 
Natrum muriaticum

• Discharges have the consistency of raw egg white.
• The nasal discharge is usually white or clear and watery and profuse.
• There is often repeated, violent sneezing.
• A loss of smell or taste and itching in the nose.
• The eyes can be watery and the throat can be dry and sore.

 
Nux vomica

• The person may be cross or oversensitive.
• Acute sensitivity to the slightest odour or particle of pollen.
• There can be a very stuffed up nose in alternating nostrils.
• intense itching of the ears, nose and eyes and the unsatisfied urge to sneeze.
• The throat can feel rough and dry.
• Sometimes can experience queasiness.
• Symptoms are worse in the morning, for stimulants such as coffee or alcohol

 
Wyethia

• Intolerable itching felt on the roof of the mouth and behind the nose, sometimes extending into the throat and ears.
• Irritable throat with dry cough.
• Everything in the head feels dry and irritated, but the nose may still be runny.

If you don't see a remedy that connects with your symptoms listed above, there are many more to choose from and we can help you find the most appropriate one. 

Have a lovely Spring/Summer!
 
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