Hay fever
An allergic response to particles in the air, causing itchy watery eyes, sneezing, and similar symptoms.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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How to manage hay fever?
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I have severe hay fever why?
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What's the best way to treat hay fever?
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Could i still swim if I have hay fever?
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Can i tell me how i can stop hay fever?
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Ok i've got hay fever. What should I do?
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Is there anything to solve my hay fever?
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What injection do you get for hay fever?
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Which type of hay fever medication is best?
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What could I use to clear up bad hay fever.
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What is an efficient way to treat hay fever?
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What can I take that will help my hay fever?
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Is it possible to have hay fever for a month?
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A 30-year old asked:
How could i tell if I have hay fever or a cold?
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Are there any effective home cures for hay fever?
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A 36-year old asked:
It just a cold or is it hay fever? How can I tell?
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It just a cold or is it hay fever? I live on a farm
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: hay fever?
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What is the difference between hay fever and a cold?
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How can you differentiate between hay fever and cold?
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Why does hay-fever come at a certain time of the year?
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Does hay fever affect people outside the united states?
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Can you please tell me what I did wrong to get hay fever?
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Is there anything else out there that can help with hay fever?
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It just a cold or is it hay fever, and how can you tell in the springtime?
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I have bad hay fever. Nice is very tickley. What natural things can I do/take?
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