With a free app from the University of Eichstätt, anyone can report where and when plants with allergenic pollen are flowering. A risk map is then generated for people suffering from hay fever.
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The pollen season starts earlier and lasts longer. Pollen loads increase even before local plants start to flower. This is because wind currents can carry lightweight pollen across hundreds of kilometres.
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Probiotic food supplements can improve hay fever symptoms. This was revealed in a new study by the Allergy Centre Charité Berlin.
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Researchers in Munich, Germany were able to predict the severity of symptoms in allergy sufferers even before the start of the pollen season. They did this by taking a swab from the nose.
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The incidence of pollen allergy in the elderly is increasing dramatically. Climate change and air pollution are cited as the causes.
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High winds can blow grass pollen around during thunderstorms in summer. As a result, an increasing number of people end up seeking emergency medical treatment for breathing difficulties.
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People who eat fast food at least three times per week are more prone to shortness of breath, asthma, allergic rhinitis and skin rashes.
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Not long ago, doctors used to refer to hay fever as seasonal allergic rhinitis. The term is no longer used, since many people react to the pollen of more than one flowering plant species and suffer from symptoms not only
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