Hay fever+ biking..

Originally Posted by speedplay

I get a jab once a year, hurts like hell and the docs dont like giving them but it stops all problems

That sounds good, why don't they like giving it?

[Shellywoozle]

I got streaming eye which makes the other one just want to close. I have a throat the closes up when I am outside and a blocked nose.

I was at work today on a shout, the sun cmae out, my eye closed and I had to stop as I couldnt drive. Even had to stop writing a statement due to not being able to see, very embarrassing.

Never suffered with it before and anti allergy tabs are having no effect

Bring on the winter LOL

Originally Posted by Sean_C

That sounds good, why don't they like giving it?

Steroids can lead to brittle bones later in life so they say.

My answer was "I use power tools, work in construction and ride a motorbike. If I cant see what I'm doing, there wont be a later in life".
Took me 5 years to get them to do it but now its a once a year thing.
I havnt been this year so far as I'm away from home most of the week butwhen I pick up the new bike next week ill be booking myself in

[hindle8907]

i suffer from hayfever really badly i have eye drops ... nose spray and tablets ..... was out all today and my eyes was really bad and i couldnt stop sneezing but i have a helmet that lifts up so i can lift it up when i sneez lol hahah

I can cope with itchy eyes, but sneezing is crap. Can ruin a whole set of bends, and can be quite dangerous.

thankfully i've only ever sneezed once on my bike... thank god it was on a dual carridgeway lmao. not a pleasant experience must be said..

thank the lord it wasn't a wet gooey sneeze... i have enough gunk on the OUTSIDE of my visor

also thankfully don't suffer from hayfever

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by Jamiebridges123

also thankfully don't suffer from hayfever

I never did before this month, have stopped riding my bike as I cannot see hating it.

Went Pillion on Fri and spent more time lifting my lid to nurse my runny nose. Hayfever and biking dont mix well

Woozle, treacles suffering aswell bless him, having to use car more than bike at mo as he cant stop sneezing plus it means hes snoring more at night arrrgghhh!!!

anti hayfever pills and things not working for you?

[Paul the 6th]

apparently there's a few things you can do such as put vaseline around your nostrils so pollen and dust sticks to the vaseline on the way in through your nostrils, and there was something else about not rubbing your eyes as the pollen which is stuck in your eye lashes goes straight onto your eyeballs and causes the mega flare ups... will have a gander on the net and see what I can find.

Apart from that, the hayfever tablets seem to work great (get the cheap non branded ones from tesco's, then if they don't work go up to the piriton/benadryl/expensive ones)