Symptoms of Ragweed Allergy

As popular as the summer months are with almost- Frequent sneezing
everybody that hates the cold winter, which let's- Inflamed nostrils and/or irritation to the nose
face it is pretty much everybody, it can be a very- Irritated and/or sore throat * Headaches
painful and tedious time for those that suffer from- Severe loss of sleep
allergies. Arguably the most frustrated and generally- For those that suffer from asthma, frequent
unhappy people are those that suffer symptoms ofattacks
ragweed allergy! Are you an allergy sufferer?- Sinusitis - Sinusitis is a condition that sees
The symptoms of ragweed allergy are much theinflammation of the linings of the sinuses which
same as the symptoms suffered from those thatsurround the nose. Common symptoms include a
have hay fever. After all hay fever is essentially antender face and a blocked nose.
allergic reaction to the pollen produced by the plantsIf these are symptoms that you are familiar with
that flower at this time of year. It is a fact that thethen you are one of the unlucky ones but the
pollen produced by the ragweed plant is the mostconsolation is you are not alone as millions of people
allergenic of all pollens so those of us that suffersuffer from the symptoms of ragweed allergy year
from hay-fever can and probably do at the samein and year out and there are ways of making living
time suffer from ragweed allergy too. Basically it iswith the allergy easier.
important to think or hay-fever and ragweed allergyIt's true that many of the above symptoms combine
as one and the same.to be those of the common cold but if you are
If you are unsure whether you are one of theseexperiencing them several times or even constantly
unfortunate sufferers please take a look at the listover the summer and autumn seasons then you
of symptoms below. As much as I would like to bereally don't have to be a doctor to realize that this is
listing the cure for this ever so annoying condition allunusual. If you are still in any doubt then why not
it will do is help you recognize that you have it soconsult you doctor, it won't hurt!
that you can seek some sort of relief which is theIf following your visit to the doctor you have been
best that can be done!enlightened to this being the case and you are indeed
So here we go the question is...... Between thea confirmed ragweed allergy sufferer then seek relief
months of July and October each year do you findas soon as possible! Visit your pharmacy or chemist
yourself experiencing a combination of the followingwho can offer a variety of antihistamine tablets and
symptoms:allergy relief products to help the fight against the
- Irritation and/or redness to the eyes causing yoursymptoms of ragweed allergy. Your doctor may
eyes to water and you feeling the need toeven offer other methods of fighting the allergy such
constantly rub them!as immunotherapy injections.
- Swelling of the eyes