Stay indoors in the morning when pollen counts are highest. Avoid dust, smoke, aerosol sprays and paint fumes. Keep windows and doors closed to prevent pollens or molds form drifting into your home. Use your air conditioner to keep the air inside your home cool, clean and dry. Machine dry your laundry instead of hanging it out to dry.
Antihistamines relieve runny noses while decongestants open clogged nasal passages.
These non-prescription remedies may not always be strong enough to eliminate the symptoms and may often cause drowsiness. Health Care's Allergy-Immunology Clinic in the Department of Internal Medicine to discuss your treatment options. If your allergy symptoms last longer than two weeks, see your doctor to be sure you are taking the right steps to deal with hay fever, and to be sure that it is hay fever and not something else. The autumn months are often a bad time of the year for allergy sufferers. As many as 36 million Americans experience hay fever and fall allergy symptoms.