How can I tell what causes my hayfever?
Question : How can I tell what causes my hayfever?
I know there are many different causes of hayfever from weeds, grass and trees.
I have suffered from early June and am still suffering now.
I suffered from itchy eyes in June and not am suffering from a runny nose and excessive sneezing.
What is the cause of my hayfever?
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Best answer:
Answer by Winnifred Way
Allergy to pollen is called hay fever. Generally pollens that cause allergies are those of anemophilous plants (pollen is dispersed by air currents.) Such plants produce large quantities of lightweight pollen (because wind dispersal is random and the likelihood of one pollen grain landing on another flower is small) which can be carried for great distances and are easily inhaled, bringing it into contact with the sensitive nasal passages.
In the US, people often mistakenly blame the conspicuous goldenrod flower for allergies. Since this plant is entomophilous (its pollen is dispersed by animals), its heavy, sticky pollen does not become independently airborne. Most late summer and fall pollen allergies are probably caused by ragweed, a widespread anemophilous plant.wik