is hay fever getting worse? here’s how to beat it

Are you one of the 18 million sufferers? We’ve got the facts to help you breeze through it…

Hay fever is more than just a sniffly nose and watery eyes. It now affects 30% of Brits every year; the highest rate in Europe. And this is predicted to double by 2030, with an explosion of new middle-age sufferers.

“Because it’s not life-threatening, studies and tests have been rather

limited,” explains Shilpa Shah, pharmacist at Lloyds Pharmacy. But this doesn’t mean it should be trivialised. “One study found its effects on your reflexes are the same as being over the blood alcohol limit for driving,” says Professor Adam Fox, a consultant allergist. We reveal how you can crack down on this debilitating condition.