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#Hayfever
The grass pollen season is here π€§
Many pats tell me nasal steroid sprays for hay fever don't help. But often this is due to not being taught when & how to use them.
Here are several tricks of the trade which help >90% of my pats to put hay fever behind them.
#Hayfever
The grass pollen season is here π€§
Many pats tell me nasal steroid sprays for hay fever don't help. But often this is due to not being taught when & how to use them.
Here are several tricks of the trade which help >90% of my pats to put hay fever behind them.
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Nasal steroid sprays take time to build up.
Don't be disappointed if you don't notice a difference for a week or even two. Antihistamine tablets act quickly but nasal steroids need to be used regularly.
If you use them correctly, they are incredibly effective!
Nasal steroid sprays take time to build up.
Don't be disappointed if you don't notice a difference for a week or even two. Antihistamine tablets act quickly but nasal steroids need to be used regularly.
If you use them correctly, they are incredibly effective!
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Ideally use a nasal steroid spray a fortnight BEFORE the pollen season begins, too late for this year I know.
But put a reminder on your phone for next year.
So mid March if you get spring time hay fever and start of May if you get summer hay fever.
Ideally use a nasal steroid spray a fortnight BEFORE the pollen season begins, too late for this year I know.
But put a reminder on your phone for next year.
So mid March if you get spring time hay fever and start of May if you get summer hay fever.
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Don't close one nostril when you use your spray. It just pushes the bony septum across and that is not the part where the problem is.
Direct the nozzle of the spray towards the outer wall of the nose.
And point the nozzle back & not up.
Yup - the nose goes back not up!
Don't close one nostril when you use your spray. It just pushes the bony septum across and that is not the part where the problem is.
Direct the nozzle of the spray towards the outer wall of the nose.
And point the nozzle back & not up.
Yup - the nose goes back not up!
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Don't sniff!
If I could change one thing ...
People sniff their sprays π€¦ββοΈ
Thereby not only eating their snot but also the spray. Unsurprisingly - it won't work as well. It's like putting a moisturiser on & then wiping it off.
If the spray runs out dab with a tissue.
Don't sniff!
If I could change one thing ...
People sniff their sprays π€¦ββοΈ
Thereby not only eating their snot but also the spray. Unsurprisingly - it won't work as well. It's like putting a moisturiser on & then wiping it off.
If the spray runs out dab with a tissue.
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My mother had bad hay fever for years & she suffered unnecessarily. I wish someone had told me this. Hence, why I wrote this thread.
If you want to know more about allergy & how to manage hay fever can I recommend this fab-dab brilliant book π
amazon.co.uk/Understanding-β¦
My mother had bad hay fever for years & she suffered unnecessarily. I wish someone had told me this. Hence, why I wrote this thread.
If you want to know more about allergy & how to manage hay fever can I recommend this fab-dab brilliant book π
amazon.co.uk/Understanding-β¦
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