smithinoz Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Have UK hay fever sufferers found they are better or worse once in Oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergamy Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Well i suffer from time to time from hay fever, and from my sinus' in Ireland, but in Oz i cannot remember suffering at all, and i was 2 years there. But then again people suffer from hay fever in different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 UK hayfever sufferer too... would love more replies on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKA63029 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hi Peeps. Have a look at these links, they may help. http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/news-chat-dilemmas/109614-wa-hayfever-season.html http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/health/128765-hayfever-tablets.html http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/health/128290-when-hayfever-season.html http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/news-chat-dilemmas/37261-hayfever.html Please remember folks, some of these are very old threads and some members aren't about anymore, but the info should still be relevant. Cheers Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon67 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 ive never suffered from hayfever, but on a trip to NZ i was bunged up for the 1st 4 days...all chemists had huge displays on the shop floor so i guess they expected holiday makers to suffer from new types of pollen, mind you it was their spring i guess it is the same in oz, new plants = new pollen so ill guess you'll have to wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scrumpy Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I gort a mate in Melbourne, and he suffers big time from it. Hayfever remedies are rediculously priced over there ( AS WITH EVERTHING!!), So I send over Tescos hayfever tablets and lots of them. Sorry but if you get it here you are going to get it over there and maybe more so, as hopfully you should get more sun but unfortuantley more pollen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 It depends on what you react to, but the pollens tend to be (generally) quite different so I've found a lot of people find it better - or at least different! I suffered in the UK but don't have any problems here at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I only get mild hay fever these days, but what I have noticed is that I seem to be allergic to mould spores. We seem to live in a mould-prone area and sometimes find a fine mildew-type mould on things like the back of furniture. That gives me a stuffy nose and mild asthma type symptoms. Not too bad if you keep your eye on the furniture and clean it with bleach if you spot anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesarah Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I find that my symptoms tend to be less severe here, but I get them more frequently. I suspect it would vary depending on where in Australia you are (seeing as different types of plants flourish in the different climatic zones). BTW, it's not 'new' types of pollen (or other allergens) that cause problems - it's repeated exposure that leads to a hypersensitivity reaction (we need at least one exposure to a protein before our immune system will mistakenly identify it as harmful). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkinella Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 My DD suffered from seasonal asthma in the UK, needing an inhaler, but have improved greatly here. I agree it depends on you exposure, she is carefully where she goes in the height of pollen season. She rarely uses her inhaler now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPesa Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have never suffered from hay fever in Adelaide (where I grew up) but get it in spring in London. Yet to see if I get it in ACT.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowPerth Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 My daughter had it badly in England. We haven't had a full year here yet but she hasn't had it so far (and not during the Oz summer). She's still taking preventative tablet every other day on the advice of the doc, until we've been round one year, because the doc said she could still get it at a different time of year. Sadly, her grass allergy is still there (different to hay fever) and she did the 'incredible inflating face' trick at school. A valuable lesson for her PE teacher who insisted she did press-ups on the grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithinoz Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Luckily I don't suffer too bad in the Uk - usually just late April to early June. Was interested to hear people's experiences. Thanks so much for replying :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizOz Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I suffer in the UK fairly badly. Went to Melbourne and Perth in November and really suffered with it! Just general bunged up/sneezing etc but not fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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