Allergies
affect millions of people worldwide on annually, and even though a lot of
research and data is collected by various international institutions and
companies, a cure has not been found.
The main
issue with allergies is to shortlist the allergen causing the problem; once
this is confirmed, then the next step is to treat that problem with special
antihistamines or other medications. The most common allergies affecting people
in America and Europe is grass pollen allergy
which manifests as itchy/red eyes, runny nose, and sneezing. Researchers and
healthcare workers are collecting data from various worldwide research
institutions to study and find a permanent cure.
Ancient
documents dating back to the 18th and 19th century reveal
that people were aware that problem like hay fever was caused by grass allergy. But there are thousands
of grass species around the world and narrowing out the exact pollen causing
the problem was impossible. Today, doctors and immunologists have new,
sensitive, and sophisticated equipment and modern technologies at their
disposal to help them find a permanent solution to this problem.
Doctors
instruct patients to avoid flowers/grass during spring and summer, which is when
pollen concentration is usually at its highest. Usual symptoms of pollen allergy could be shortness of
breath, sneezing, itchy red and watering eyes. In these cases, patients may
have no other option but to resort to immunotherapy; the regular standbys of
allergy tablets and antihistamine nasal sprays will bring some relief from this
problem to patients with less life-threatening symptoms.
