keel

I had Hayfever for about ten years in England. Been in Perth 6 years. Last year I started suffering quite bad from sinus problems. So now as well as a hayfever spray I use a saline spray about 4 times a day to keep this under control.

Keel

juddy

I was ok for the first year, now i get hay fever, sneezing etc, at this time of the year..

Gems

Son is having problems with dust mites. Been asked to do the injections to get rid of allergy. However you need to do the injections for up to 3 years!
So son is not keen, says he would rather sneeze.


Also the grass here irritates the kids skin. Im also getting sinus problems.

Gems

johnnyx0

The NAET treatment I had clears dust-mite, grass, allergies, etc.
No injections & no pain.

Broad Shoulders

I have only found out that I am very allergic to dust and dust mites since being in Australia (QLD). According to my specialist the reason I didn't know until my move is because more humid climates like QLD have higher concentrations of dust mites than places like the UK. He said that it was nearly a million (litterally) times worse the concentration in QLD versus UK

Broad Shoulders

I have had the same too. I find that the Aquious sprays are useless. The best ones are the steroid based ones but the specialists do not like you using them for more than a week at a time as your body becomes used to them and they begin to no longer work. It provides instant relief for me.
I also found that I had a bent septum, so I had that altered last year and I can honestly say that it was the best thing I ever did. My ability to breath through my nose, even when I am congested is a huge improvement for me

Broad Shoulders

funny, I have always found Beconase to be the best of the lot. The other just do not seem to work for me

Broad Shoulders

it's a very lengthy and arduous process though isn't it?

PoppetUK

Just following up on this thread.

I've been with the ENT today and it does look like I am going to be trying a nasal spray. He thinks I am suffering from allergies and it's now started to give me a tight chest.

I seem to get it once the rain stops and the sun comes out.

Beconase it is for me and we will see how I go.

Uuuh Patsy

My sinus have been been a real pain in the sinus since arriving here...Not sure why... Also had 3 doses of tonsilitis, which hadnt had in 20 years... Whole family have been sick with something or other for past 3 months... Nothing too bad or anything, but just inconvenient.

I'm sure it will all pass when the system gets used to the new environment and climate...

Have to keep things in perspective... none of them are real sicknesses

emsy

So glad I read this thread as thought I was doing something wrong!!! Kiddies have been sick for the past 2 months and try as I might they can't seem to shift it....they have had colds, bad throats, coughs and high temperatures. Like everyone is saying I'm sure it has to do with getting used to a new environment (only moved here in Feb this year).

I used to get really bad hayfever in the UK so am waiting to see how I am affected here.....asthma is a lot better at the moment though.

Will deff try the Vitamin A thing for mozzies as when I get bitten they turn into horrible big lumps....mmmm...lovely!!!!

Broad Shoulders

you just need to make sure that you do not use it for more than 3 or 4 days at a time and give yourself a good rest between uses as it will wear away the skin on your nasal passage and you'll get plenty of nose bleeds and you can also grow immune to its effects and will no longer be useful to you.

Ever since I had my bent septum repositioned I have not used it once. Have they taken xrays of your nose?

Deancm

I started getting hayfever when I first moved to Australia.

Alfresco

This is all very interesting. Our daughter never had hay fever in South Africa but gets it badly here in the UK every year. She's the only one. The rest of us don't suffer from it at all in either country. Nothing seems to help her (apart from Autumn, Winter and Spring). So we're hoping it will clear up over there as some of you have experienced.

PoppetUK

It nice to know I'm not alone. Typically the weather has dried up the last 2 days and I have symptoms. Mine aren't the classic "hay fever" ones like itchy eyes etc. I lose my voice, head feels a bit fogging, nose starts to feel congested and sometimes the chest feels a bit tight.

I hear what you say about Beconase. The ENT was worried that if I didn't use something like that then I would be breathing through my mouth and I might end up with asthma as I already have a tight chest and a genetic disposition. Something to do with the nose is the natural filter and I am a mouth breather because of the rhinitis. This with poor eustachian tubes I would be prone to ear problems to which I have a history of.

One easy solution is to try moving back to the UK!!!

Just for information I called around several chemists this morning just to see how much beconase 24hr spray is. Well the nearest place was $21.99. The cheapest (10 min drive) is $14.00. I can't imagine the difference between superdrug and boots for the same item would be as much as £4!

Poppet