Hayfever/Allergies

Having Rhinitis or Hayfever is rather like having asthma; you have narrowed airways and copious mucus, except that the problem is in your nose instead of in your lungs. Bearing this in mind, you might find that following the rules regarding asthma medications could be useful. Do not overdose with relievers and take nasal steroid medications to dampen the symptoms if the use of relievers is getting out of hand.
 
Eliminating the irritants that initiate your reaction seems an obvious answer, but if it is not possible to eliminate them then perhaps wearing a mask when around them may be helpful. However, triggers are not always obvious, so keeping a diary of your diet, activities and weather patterns could be useful in pinpointing what promotes your problem. To make positive changes without using drugs by normalizing your breathing pattern would be another good place to start because:

• When a normal amount of carbon dioxide is retained, there is no need for the protective mechanism of narrowing nasal passges to reduce the loss.
• Fewer irritants are inhaled
• Excessive histamine production is reduced which results in less inflammation and mucus production
• By breathing less the protective mucus does not dry out, which means that mucus glands do not pump out excessive mucus to keep the nose moist and mucus is not as thick
• Mucus is able to move freely because nasal passages are open
• The immune system works more efficiently