Symptoms by Allergen Type
Pollen
• Symptoms intensify in the mornings and worsen on windy days.
• Symptoms improve inside home or building.
• Symptoms flare on days with high pollen counts. Eyes may itch or swell.
• May have local reactions to allergy injections.
• Symptoms increase with exposure to honey.
• May have seasonal difficulty with certain foods
Molds:
• Evenings symptoms intensify, especially as the day cools off when humidity is present.
• Symptoms intensify when mowing grass, raking leaves.
• Symptoms intensify with exposure to moldy foods such as blue cheese, mushrooms, etc.
• Eyes may itch.
• Body may be stiff and hurt.
Dust/Dust Mite:
• Symptoms are worse inside a dusty building or house
• Symptoms flare within 30 minutes after going to bed
• May have accentuated symptoms on awakening
• May flare in certain rooms and homes, i.e.-churches and movies
• Eyes may itch but more likely skin will
Foods:
• Worse after eating a meal
• Symptoms seem to flare around 4:00, 9:00 and 11:00pm
• Marked nasal and lung secretions
• Soft palate may itch.
• Sleepy, confused, or irritable after meals.
• Awake from sound sleep near midnight or sleep very soundly.
Source by Edwin Boyd, MD
