hay-fever
Seasonal nasal misery
Hay fever is an allergic reaction to pollen, dust, or other airborne particles, causing sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose.
Despite the name, it involves neither hay nor fever—the term dates from when symptoms peaked during hay-making season.
My hay fever is terrible in spring.
Sudden forceful nasal expulsion
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- nasalOf the nose
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
sniffle · cough · wheeze · inflammation · redness · swelling · irritation · fatigue
Floral reproductive grains
Season following winter
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- summerYear's warmest season
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
weather · wind-pollinated · outdoors · flowering · blossom
Drug blocking allergic response
- cetirizineSecond-generation antihistamine drug
- loratadineAntihistamine compound for allergies
- diphenhydramineSedating antihistamine compound
- decongestantDrug reducing nasal swelling
corticosteroid · eye-drops · immunotherapy · avoidance · desensitization · prescription · over-the-counter · relief
Allergy-response compound
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- allergenImmune response trigger
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
inflammatory · sensitization · atopy · allergist · cross-reactivity · threshold
sneezing
Sudden forceful nasal expulsion
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- nasalOf the nose
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
mucus · sniffle · cough · wheeze · inflammation · redness · swelling · irritation · fatigue · headache
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
springtime
Season following winter
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- summerYear's warmest season
autumn · weather · wind-pollinated · outdoors · flowering · blossom
antihistamine
Drug blocking allergic response
- cetirizineSecond-generation antihistamine drug
- loratadineAntihistamine compound for allergies
- diphenhydramineSedating antihistamine compound
decongestant · corticosteroid · eye-drops · immunotherapy · avoidance · desensitization · prescription · over-the-counter · relief
histamine
Allergy-response compound
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- allergenImmune response trigger
- reactionResponse to stimulus
immunoglobulin · inflammatory · sensitization · atopy · allergist · cross-reactivity · threshold
hay-fevercommon cold
Mild respiratory virus
cold · viral infection · flu · bacterial infection · sinus infection
fever, fevered, haystack, haying, febrile, hayed, hayfield, hay fever