Plant pollination can be very troublesome, especially for allergy sufferers who, during the pollen season, have symptoms of hay fever, which hinders their functioning, may cause rhinitis, skin changes, and even mild fever.
Plant dusting – when is it the most troublesome?
The most troublesome is dusting from mid to late Junewhen most plants start to dust. This is not necessarily the case since, for example, January is the period dusting hazel. In February, alders and yews are dusty, and birch trees, which usually dust in April, may already be pollinated. In the meantime, poplars and willows are dusty in March. In addition to birch, in April also poplar, hornbeam, ash, willow and oak are dusty. In May and June, which is the period when dusting it is the most burdensome for allergy sufferers, they dusty: birches, oaks, beeches, willows, pines, spruces, and green plants such as grasses, nettles, plantain and sorrel. June is also a very big period dusting rye, elder, linden, rapeseed or plane trees.
In the second half of the year it starts dusting mugwort, quinoa, and then grass, plantain and sorrel dust. On the other hand, in August and September, ambrosia pollen also appears in the air. Dusting plants ends in October, when grass pollen, ambrosia, mugwort, goldenrod, nettle, plantain and sorrel end.
Dust allergy symptoms
Most often, the symptoms of dust allergy appear in early springwhen the first flowers appear on the trees. The first pollen appears in the air and we breathe it in with the air. However, it is only the 10th person who comes into contact with plant pollen, is experiencing symptoms of an allergy that is commonly referred to as hay fever.
The symptoms of a dust allergy may vary. Some people go through it very gently, just having a slight runny nose. Others develop bouts of sneezing and watery eyes, sometimes with itchy eyes. There may also be a slight hoarseness or a feeling of “drilling” in the nose. Symptoms of pollen allergy they may be mistaken for a cold if a person has a so-called severe form of allergy, as they may also have a cough, a fever and a runny nose, and an irritated throat, which are usually just symptoms of a cold.
The most common symptom of pollen allergy is known as hay fever, which is a typical symptom of inhalation allergy when, for example, you inhale pollen. Very rarely, allergy sufferers may develop skin changes, such as hives or scabies. It is possible to develop bronchial asthma, especially if the allergy occurs regularly for many years but has not been treated.
If such the symptoms appear during the pollen season of the plants, it is worth checking if it is not hay fever. Also, if it’s an allergy and not a cold, then cold or fever remedies like aspirin won’t help. Only antihistamines will help fight the symptoms.