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Nose,
eyes and hay fever
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Hay
fever
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Rhinitis
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Allergic
eye disease
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Allergy that
affects the nasal passages and eyes is called
allergic rhinitis and the common causes are dust mites, pollens
and animal dander.
Many other people suffer similar
symptoms but without evidence that allergy is
the cause and this condition is called
rhinitis.
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Hay
fever is the popular name
for the medical condition seasonal allergic rhinitis. It occurs only during the spring or summer,
whereas rhinitis can
occur at any time of the year. Rhinitis means inflammation of the lining of the nose.
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Hay
fever
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Rhinitis
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Hay Fever
is caused by an allergic reaction to the pollen from grasses,
plants and trees or, in some cases, fungal spores. A person suffering from hay fever may be
allergic to one, several or many types of pollen. Symptoms
include sneezing, runny itching eyes and nose, sore throat and headache.
The correct name for hay fever is seasonal allergic rhinitis, rhinitis caused by
allergy and occurring only during the pollen season.
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Rhinitis is of
considerable importance. It may or may not be caused by allergy and
it affects one person in four. It impairs peoples quality of life more than
uncomplicated asthma although many asthmatics have the symptoms of both
conditions.
The economic costs of rhinitis are high, 30% of the workforce may be affected by it to
some degree. even though many may think they are simply suffering from
very frequent 'colds'.
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Closely
linked to rhinitis are the conditions sinusitis,
nasal polyps
and allergic
eye disease.
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