How do I fix seasonal allergies?

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My nose has been blocked for 2 days straight now, it gushes blood when I blow my nose too hard for too long, and it's horrible. This is all in spite of the fact that there's no dust or anything in my room that would have caused this.

What options, other than suicide, do I have to fix my issue? Please help me kiwis.
 
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Get yourself a netipot.
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break these cuffs said:
Eating local honey helps some people. I'm going to starting eating is because I just started getting spring allergies for the first time in my life.
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Agree on the local honey, make sure it's actually made local to you.

It doesn't work over winter (unless your climate allows) because the honeybees are fed sugar water instead of local pollen.
 
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rrtyui said:
Been wanting to do this for a while anyway. Honey is great for you I hear.

What area would be the best for someone with seasonal allergies? I really like rain and snow, so if it's a stormy place I don't mind.
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What, exactly, are you allergic to? You can't be allergic to an actual season, so find out what is causing your allergies and move somewhere that doesn't have that.
 
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Shig O'nella said:
What, exactly, are you allergic to? You can't be allergic to an actual season, so find out what is causing your allergies and move somewhere that doesn't have that.
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Basically every form of pollen
Otis Mallebrok said:
Get tested. It's not really season for seasonal allergies.
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I did, they pricked my arm with a bunch of different resins and it lit up like a Christmas tree. I'm thinking I might just start wearing a mask outside like a Chinese factory worker.
 
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Be careful about neti pots. If you dumb luck into brain eating amoeba that's basically snorting them like coke off a stripper's ass

I get good results from taking a costco generic musinex with my morning vitamins (and a lot of water) and then taking a long shower, mashing mint toothpaste into the roof of my mouth when brushing, keeping hot water over the bridge of my nose.
This will cause you to gloop mucus out your face a lot, and will give you a leg up in the rest of your day.

Also make sure you get costco generic musinex. The brand name is slow release. You want to get that shit over and done
 
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Suggested measures:

- Hepa air filter
- Claritin D
- dusting your home, especially air conditioner vents and grills
- very hot shower

Depending one where you live air quality is still affected by Canadian wildfires, or was very recently. This might explain seasonal allergy symptoms oat this time of year.
 
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break these cuffs said:
Eating local honey helps some people. I'm going to starting eating is because I just started getting spring allergies for the first time in my life.
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Pisek said:
Agree on the local honey, make sure it's actually made local to you.

It doesn't work over winter (unless your climate allows) because the honeybees are fed sugar water instead of local pollen.
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Reiterating this. I used to be a martyr to hayfever until I did the local honey thing. After two years of using it, I don't even have to any more, I'm cured. The only caveat is if I visit another city and they have slightly different pollen, you're not inoculated from that one and it can flare up (so take antihistamines if you do).
 
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Norbert the Tiger said:
Suggested measures:

- Hepa air filter
- Claritin D
- dusting your home, especially air conditioner vents and grills
- very hot shower

Depending one where you live air quality is still affected by Canadian wildfires, or was very recently. This might explain seasonal allergy symptoms oat this time of year.
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Adding to this, use pillow and mattress covers, underneath your sheets and pillowcases. It keeps dust mites and other allergens out of your pillows and mattress.
Also consider a nasal allergy spray, I use Flonase at night before I go to bed, that and Zyrtec I’ve been using for probably over a decade daily. They keep my ears, sinuses and lungs congestion free.
For occasional severe congestion, I have an albuterol inhaler and afrin nose spray. Use very sparingly.

Also here it’s almost fall and ragweed season is just as bad as anything in the spring.
Oh yeah, and Covid. Like a MFer. But it’s more like a really bad cold, & the after effects linger for a few weeks and feel very much like an allergy attack.
 
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rrtyui said:
Basically every form of pollen

I did, they pricked my arm with a bunch of different resins and it lit up like a Christmas tree. I'm thinking I might just start wearing a mask outside like a Chinese factory worker.
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Wherever you went for your allergen test, ask if they do immunotherapy, and then check with your insurance on coverage (assuming America),

You go in twice a week and get subcutaneous injections of your allergen, slowly increasing the amount. After a while, it's weekly, then every other week, then monthly. A lot of people are downright cured after 3-5 years. This is a hassle, but the setup is the big time investment. After that it's just checking in at the desk, getting the shot, sitting around for a little bit to make sure you're not having anaphylaxis. Usually the allergy clinic will also write you a seasonal regimen of antihistamines and montelukast, etc.

I have family members who went from hiding inside most of the summer to actively gardening. Anecdotally worth it.
 
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Yeah, immunotherapy* works - worked for my strawberry allergy. There's a second bit of anecdata.

*It's also known as homeopathy, but not the mystic bullshit about water memories and infinite dilutions one.
 
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You gotta find the allergens that fuck you up so you know what to protect yourself from. Other than that, anti-histamines, and for stuffy nose use sprays with great caution as the ephedrine and other similar substances in them can make easily create high levels of tolerance and your nose will become addicted, and it's a real pain getting back to normal levels of mucus secretion.
 
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