Grass Pollen Season Causes Severe Eye Allergies
Tuesday May 6, 2008
In Northern California, like alot of areas around the country, we've had a significant increase in the amount of grass pollen in the air recently. As a result, many people with grass allergy have had severe eye allergy symptoms these past few weeks. Seasonal eye allergies seem to be much worse than other allergic causes of eye allergies, especially those caused by tree and grass pollens.
Many people have been running to their doctors these past few weeks for relief of their severe eye allergies; many find relief from pills, nasal sprays and eye drops. If you choose to use over-the-counter eye drops, be sure that you use the right kind; otherwise you might wind up with more problems than ever.
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for the past two years at least I have experienced some kind of allergy that triggers severe, deep itching symptoms taht resuly in large areas of small, red bumps. After these patches of red bumps show up they continue itching relentlessly until I draw blood. I have seen my dr. who referred me to a dermatologist with no relief. She then referred me to an allergist. Testing showed high allergic reactions to 16 types of grass and 12 kinds of weeds all of which are active at different times during the year. This all resulted in injection therapy which was effective almost immediately for approximately one year then I relapsed badly this past March. Several trips to the allergist who prescribed a once-a-day four day dose of prednisone. This cleared the inflamation and redness but just a few days after I finish the dose the condition returns with a vengence, spreading to previously unaffected areas. I need help! The itching is so severe and so deep I can’t scratch hard enough or long enough to stop it. It only gets worse. I know one of the keys is to stop scratching but I find it impossible. On top of injection therapy and steroid treatment I am on 180mg allegra but still must use benadryl 4 times a day, 2 at a time. Should I seek a second opinion? My allergist is referring to this relapse as a minor breakout. I like him and trust his treatment but could there be something he is overlooking or just missing? I realize injection therapy can last several years but what to do meanwhile? Allergy symptoms are prominent throughout my family but no one suffers the same symptoms.
Thank you for your time.
Cheryl Carpenter
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