hay fever

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If your hay fever becomes really debilitating, your GP can refer you to a specialist - but that will take a while.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The warm weather seen in the UK over the last two years means conditions have been ideal for birch tree pollen - a major hay fever trigger.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

If you have watery or itchy eyes, headaches, a reduced sense of smell, or disrupted sleep and tiredness - it could be you are suffering from hay fever.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

"And, for me, the truth came when I was full of hay fever, six hours away from the deadline."

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Ragweed, the bane of hay fever sufferers, offers an interesting example of the way efforts to control nature sometimes boomerang.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson