Allergy nurse adviser Amena Warner has revealed why many Brits suffer from hay fever symtoms during the autumn – including a blocked nose, itchy eyes, and asthma
As the nights start drawing in and temperatures begin to fall, Brits are being warned to watch out for the autumn allergies that strike when the leaves start dropping.
When you’re battling seasonal allergies, the body mistakes something harmless as a threat and produces histamine, explains the NHS. This chemical causes an allergic reaction with irritating symptoms, such as a running or blocked nose, itchy, watering eyes, sneezing and skin rashes.
Autumn allergies are often caused by dust mites and mould spores, which tend to get worse as moisture builds up due to the wet weather. Amena Warner, allergy nurse adviser with the charity Allergy UK, told The Horder Centre: “The switch to more indoor living autumn heralds is the time when other year-round allergy symptoms such as house dust mite allergy and pet allergies tend to get worse as we all turn on the central heating, close the windows and spend less time outdoors as the weather gets colder.”
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