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Hay fever is an allergy to pollen and is very common. People are born with this allergy but it can be inactive and occur later in life
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Hay fever is more common during your teens and you’re at higher risk if you have asthma or your parents have hay fever
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If you suffer from hay fever, when you breathe in pollen, it irritates your airways and causes a runny or blocked nose, itchy, red, streaming eyes and sneezing, tingly or itchy mouth, coughing and a stuffy head
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Pollen count is higher between April and August and can make these symptoms worse
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Although there is no cure for hay fever, you can get treatments from your doctor or from the pharmacy
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Treatments include nasal spray, eye drops and antihistamine tablets
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Some hay fever sufferers can also develop oral allergies to some fruit, vegetables and nuts due to their high pollen count in the summer months
