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Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology, Dublin City University

Hay fever season is coming – here’s how to get ahead of symptoms

Hayfever season typically runs from March to October. PeopleImages/ Shutterstock

Spring is just around the corner. While many look forward to the warmer weather after the long winter months, others may be filled with dread as spring marks the start of hay fever season. If this is you, the good news is there are plenty of things you can do ahead of hay fever season to make symptoms more manageable.

Hay fever affects roughly one in four UK adults. Symptoms are caused by three different types of pollen: tree, grass and weed pollen. As hay fever season typically runs from March to September, this means that specific types of pollen are responsible for symptoms at different times.

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