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People with pollen allergies, what do you do to deal with the symptoms? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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It's hitting hard for me at the moment and it's making me miserable. What do you do to combat the torture of allergies?

Small rantPollen allergies are why I really dislike Spring and Summer. I'd rather deal with a Winter cold than Spring/Summer allergies.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I always start with nasal irrigation. For most of the year, nasal irrigation has eliminated my medication usage for allergies.

When it's not enough, I use flonase, but I think my sinuses mainly get irritated with prolonged exposure. Rinsing the pollen out has helped dramatically

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Bouncing off this, I highly recommend the Neilmed sinus rinse if you're in a location where it's available. I have chronic severe seasonal allergies and I have to use it often. Flush out the allergens with the rinse and then Flonase 20 minutes after is my cocktail, excluding all the drugs anyway. Good luck to you

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, after seeing it mentioned multiple times, I tried Flonase.

    Not sure if this breaks Rule 5. If it does, let me know.I tried it and it worked a little (I've never used nasal sprays before)? I know it saids to sniff while spraying, but IDK how hard to do it. How hard to you sniff while doing it?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I just inhale normally when I spray. I can often feel some of it reaching my sinus. Also, my experience with Flonase has been that it needs to be used regularly for a short period to reach peak effectiveness

    I hope it gives you the relief that you seek, OP

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