Body and health: 5 Unusual Ways to Treat Spring Allergies

utorak, 17. ožujka 2015.

5 Unusual Ways to Treat Spring Allergies

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5 Unusual Ways to Treat Spring Allergies

Finally, the cold weather has gone away, and the outdoors are green again. With the warmer weather comes the pollen, and most areas of the country are seeing significant tree pollen in the air. The grass pollen is soon to follow. This spells misery for the allergy sufferer. However, with a little preparation, spring allergies don't have to ruin your outdoor activities this year. Whether you're seeing an allergist, a regular doctor, or have no ability or time to see a physician in order to obtain a prescription, there's plenty of options to combat your allergies this season.

Daniel More, MD
Allergies Expert

5 Unusual Ways to Treat Hay Fever

There are a number of new over-the-counter options to treat allergies in 2015, including antihistamines, eye drops and intranasal corticosteroid sprays. There are also two new prescription medications (they are not actually medications, but sublingual immunotherapy) available for the treatment of grass allergies. Despite the wide variety of therapies for the treatment of allergies, there are a number of unusual or unproven therapies that people use for the treatment of allergy symptoms. I would suggest that anyone considering using any of the following methods to treat nasal allergy symptoms consult their physician, preferably an allergist, prior to starting a treatment.

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OTC Medicines to Treat Allergy Symptoms

In 2015, there are a number of over-the-counter (OTC) medications available for the treatment of allergies. Some of these, like oral decongestants such as Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) and sedating antihistamines like Benadryl (diphenhydramine), have been available for many years. Others, such as Claritin (loratadine) and Zyrtec-D (cetirizine/pseudoephedrine), have become available OTC within the past few years. There are also newer medicines, such as Nasacort 24HR Allergy and Flonase, which have become available OTC within the past year or so.

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MeditRight Helps Pick Medications for Colds and Allergies

The last time you went to your local drugstore to pick up a medicine to treat symptoms of a cold or allergies, did you feel overwhelmed at the number of choices available? If you answered yes, then you’re not alone. Unpublished market research performed by MeditRight, LLC confirms that 84% of people are confused at the number of over-the-counter (OTC) options available to treat cold and allergy symptoms. Despite the confusion, most consumers don’t “do their homework” prior to going to the drugstore, because 50% of people don’t know what they’re planning to buy until they are standing in the cold and allergy medicine aisle.

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