HAY FEVER? TRY THESE SIMPLE EIGHT THINGS WHEN SYMPTOMS APPEAR

Holy hay fever season, Batman! With the sun finally out it’s tempting to wanna blast off and take advantage but so many of us in the South West know that comes with a price.

Hay fever can make spending time outside downright miserable, no matter how sunny it is. But hey, just stuff some tissues in your pockets and hope for the best - because nobody should miss out on summer fun because of a runny nose.

So, with wedding season in our midst - as well as the King’s Coronation just weeks away (at time of writing) - the summer sunshine over the horizon and a whole heap of Bank Holidays we need to fill with activities, the last thing we all need is to be struck down by hay fever.

Fortunately, while there’s no definitive cure for hay fever, there are a few things you can do at home to ease your symptoms...

What you can do to ease your symptoms when pollen counts are high.

These eight simple tips could help ease your hay fever symptoms during high pollen seasons:

• Putting Vaseline around your nostrils to trap pollen

• Wearing wraparound sunglasses to stop pollen getting into your eyes

• Showering and changing your clothes after you have been outside, in order to wash the pollen away

• Staying indoors whenever possible

• Keeping windows and doors shut as much as possible

• Vacuuming regularly and dusting with a damp cloth

• Buying a pollen filter for air vents in your car and a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter

• Trying to stay home and avoid contact with other