Summary: Surviving Allergies this spring
Use these tips to manage your spring allergy symptoms.
Common symptoms
- Runny nose
- Stuffy or itchy nose
- Coughing
- Watery eyes
- Sneezing
- Worsened asthma flare-ups
Prevention
- Avoid going outside when the grass is being mown
- Stay inside on high pollen days
- Wear sunglasses
- Keep windows closed on windy days
- Vacuum 2 x week
- Clean bedsheets regularly
- Wash your hair regularly
Know your triggers
- Mango tree
- Plane tree
- Rye grass
- Pellitory
- Bottlebush
- Australian pine
- Jasmine
- Molds
Remedies
- Consistently take doctor-recommended medicines and treatments (antihistamines)
- Nasal Spray Decongestants: try Nozoil Nasal Drops and Nozoil Nasal Spray by Flo
- Eye drops
- Extra Vitamin C to boost your immune system
Allergies can also trigger asthma symptoms, making it more difficult to breathe.
Take steps to control and improve these symptoms:
Try:
- Nasal Decongestants:try Nozoil Nasal Drops and Nozoil Nasal Spray by Flo
- Antihistamines
- Nasal steroids
Follow:
the prescriptions given by your doctor: inhaled steroids, bronchodilators, etc.
Visit our Respiratory Care Page to see which breathing aids we can help you with.
There are around 7 million adults and children in Australia battling some form of lung disease.
Chronic lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world.You should always follow your doctor’s recommendation when it comes to the type of breathing treatments you are prescribed.
Other common lifelong conditions are caused by pulmonary infections, bacterial or viral, like pneumonia, tuberculosis and the current Covid-19.
Breathing treatmentsBreathing treatments are methods that a GP will recommend to treat respiratory diseases such as airway inflammation, infections, wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, thick mucus and other respiratory problems.Breathing treatments include a nebuliser device, respiratory inhalers, oral and intravenous medication.
Why are breathing treatments used?A GP may recommend breathing treatments due to the following conditions:Anaphylaxis: an acute, potentially life-threatening, allergic reaction that causes swelling of the tongue, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, vomiting, upper airway obstruction and low blood pressure.Lung infection: a chest infection - caused by a virus or bacteria - that affects the lungs, in the bronchis or in the air sacs.
It consists of asthma, COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, pulmonary hypertension and occupational lung diseases.
