Hay Fever (allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis)

Symptoms from hay fever can be relentless and teenagers with severe disease run a 50% risk of dropping a grade in their GCSEs if they have bad symptoms. This can be made worse by not being on newer medications and bad cases of hay fever can also affect asthma control, too. Specialists can help by diagnosing which allergen is driving the symptoms and offering advice on avoidance and treatment.

Classical allergic salute - horizontal creasing of the nose secondary to persistent itching and rubbing. This is a sure sign of allergy in the nose and is worth investigating for cause so treatment can be directed at the underlying problem and targeted at the right season

The constant irritating rub causing an allergic salute