Runny nose and cold like symptoms owing to pollen allergy.
Type of allergic rhinitis, with symptoms of sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, and watery eyes, that occurs seasonally on exposure to pollen. Antihistamines are frequently used to alleviate the symptoms; if the specific allergen can be identified, desensitization may be possible. Also called pollinosis.
A set of symptoms caused by the immune system’s response to inhalation of tiny airborne pollens of certain seasonal plants; also called allergic rhinitis. Hay fever is caused by the body’s antibodies reacting with the inhaled pollen, a reaction that causes histamine to be released. The histamine promotes an inflammatory response in the linings of the nose, sinuses, eyelids, and eyes. Inflammation in the sinuses causes congestion, and the nose begins to produce excess mucus. Inflamed mucous membranes result in an itchy sensation that occurs in the eyes, nose, throat, and the roof of the mouth. Other symptoms include eye irritation, a runny nose, and sneezing.
A form of allergy due to the pollen of grasses, trees, and other plants, characterized by inflammation of the membrane lining the nose and sometimes of the conjunctiva. The symptoms of sneezing, running or blocked nose, and watering eyes are due to histamine release and often respond to treatment with antihistamines. If the allergen is identified, it may be possible to undertake desensitization.
Also known as allergic rhinitis, this is caused by an allergy to the pollen of grasses, trees and other plants. Contact with the particular pollen to which the sufferer is allergic causes histamine release, resulting in a blocked, runny nose and itchy, watering eyes. It affects approximately 3 million people each year in the UK.
A seasonal illness, marked by sneezing, sniffling, runny nose, and itchy or watery eyes. This condition, which affects 10% to 20% of the U.S. population, results from a type I hypersensitivity reaction involving the mucous membranes of the nose and upper air passages. It is the most common manifestation of atopic (inherited) allergy.
The common name for the seasonal variant of allergic rhinitis, frequently occurring together with allergic conjunctivitis.