Seasonal Allergy Treatments

Seasonal allergy symptoms can vary in severity from person to person; while one person may experience mild irritation, others may find that their seasonal allergies significantly interfere with their daily lives. Seasonal allergy symptoms generally involve nasal congestion, sinus pain and pressure, or itchy and watery eyes. Treatments vary depending on the severity of the condition.

Medical Treatment Options

• Your doctor can help you come up with a plan to treat your seasonal allergies. You may be able to take over-the-counter allergy medications, such as corticosteroids, antihistamines, and decongestants. These medications may come in oral forms, nasal sprays, or eye drops.
  For more serious allergy symptoms, your doctor may prescribe medications for you. These would be similar to the over-the-counter remedies, but with a stronger dosage of medication.

  You may also opt to receive immunotherapy for your seasonal allergies; in this treatment method, you would visit your doctor and receive a shot at the beginning of your allergy seasons, then receive others periodically throughout the season. Many people prefer this method of medication because it does not have to be taken every day, as is the case with oral medications.

Home Remedies

• One step you can take to treat allergy symptoms is to avoid getting them in the first place. This means that you should avoid going outside on days when the pollen count is high, or at least try to minimize your outdoor time during your high allergy seasons. In addition, try to keep the outdoors where it belongs; keep the windows closed in your home so the allergens in the air outside do not enter your house.

  For nasal symptoms, you can use a process called nasal lavage to flush out your congestion. Use a bulb syringe to flush the excess mucus out of your nose. You can purchase these syringes at drug stores.

Alternative Medicines

• Some people claim that alternative or herbal remedies help with their seasonal allergy symptoms. Choline, goldenseal, cat's claw, and stinging nettle are all examples of these herbal treatments. You can find them at health-food and nutritional or vitamin stores.

  Probiotics are also taken for allergy symptoms. These substances are found in many grocery store items, such as yoghurt. Look for probiotic content on yogurt labels to find a source of high probiotic content.

  There are people who resort to hypnotism to cure or relieve allergy symptoms; you can visit a trained hypno-therapist or download hypnotic tracks online. Acupuncture is also used. Always use a trained acupuncturist in these types of procedures.