MMyers 0 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Since yesterday, I've been showing worrying signs of having hayfever. Anyone else yet? Worst part of the year. Let's hope it's not a bad year for it. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 A friend of mine has been covering his face with a huge mask every day since last week Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yesterday was bad for me. Tons of sneezing and my eyes getting itchy. I want to buy a complete head mask, like a diver or something. Would it look silly? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 My ife has been suffering for about a month down here! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I am not affected by Hayfever. Those masks crack me up!! I could never wear one Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Tubby Beaver. Don't speak too soon. Many people are not affected and then suddenly one year - hayfever!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I haven't been affected yet, but I shall heed your advice Link to post Share on other sites
AdRiAnO 0 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Got it bad Until 3 years ago I never had hayfever, then suddenly... Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I'm doing all right so far. Somehow it seems wrong that hayfever appears when there is still so much snow around. It should not be allowed. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Today my eyes are itching. What do people here take for hayfever? Anything off the shelf or from the doctor? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Try your doctor and get an allergy test. For years I thought I had hay fever and it turned out most of the time it was a dust allergy. If it is hay fever, they can tell you what kind of grasses to avoid (I also have medium allergy to the grass that often grows next to rice fields). I also got some decent allergy pills that dont make me drowsy. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 The big thing this year is a few layers of medical gauze under the face mask surrounding the nose - it was shown in scientific studies to improve the efficiency of masks by up to 50%, e.g a mask that stopped 50% of all total pollen suddenly stopped 75% with the additional gauze - all brands showed varying degrees of improvement. Saw it on NHK news. The amount of pollen from cedar and cypress (Sugi and hinoki) is increasing each year, each year the total amount of pollen being released is a new record. That is the reason why more and more people are starting to suffer from hayfever, at previous levels it wasn't enough, but as the levels increase an individual's threshold for handling the pollen is eventually reached. Why is the amount of pollen increasing each year you ask? well each year the trees continue to get larger and mature and bigger trees release more pollen, so what you say? well many of the trees were planted by the thousands, millions probably post WWII to cope with the building boom etc. That good isn't it? well yes and no, They planted squillions of these trees everywhere especially all over steep hillsides in Nara, Mie and Wakayama, more than what was naturally there, but when they matured (not a fast growing tree like pinus radiata which is favoured plantation tree) it was not economically viable to harvest them, its cheaper to buy timber from Malaysia and Indonesia than to cut it down trees in Japan. So each year they continue to get bigger (sugi can grow to 70m) so they keep growing and keep releasing ever increasing amounts of pollen each year. Another issue, well known in Nara, Mie and Wakayama is that these trees cause landslides. The hills are rather steep and loaded with these massive trees that actually have quite shallow roots. So they are loading steep hillsides and contributing to instability. So when it rains heavily you can see whole mountain sides slip away. Caught on tape here. So what to do.....I know lets build some of the most massive earth protection structures on the planet, pump millions of tonnes of concrete and cover mountains in nets... protect the roads and keep the construction industry ticking over.... this is a minor road in Southern Nara. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 SG, That vid is pretty awesome eh! There is a cream my wife is using this year that works really well. (for all the people not into masks!) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've seen that vid before, but its still pretty amazing! I couldn't bring myself to wear those masks! Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Can you share the name of that cream Indo? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Shin-ruru make cold medicine, they also do a nasal spray that seems to work quite well, sometimes I get temporary hayfever or allergies: sugi season, rice harvesting, in really dusty places, cats. Its quite mild but my nose goes haywire and I sneeze like crazy, if I use a simple spray its calms down the cilia, resets them almost then I am fine. 3-4 week ago I was sneezing like crazy, used the spray a couple of days it calmed things down and I have been fine since. Japan is turning me into a medical weirdo! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Originally Posted By: -20.7 Can you share the name of that cream Indo? will do Link to post Share on other sites
orinoco 0 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 That video is just crazy. Link to post Share on other sites
the snowboarding vicar 1 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Shocking footage! I usually get hayfever - not really terrible but on certain days. This year ok so far. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Is it as bad as last year yet? I'm doing ok, I think it was last year when it was just terrible for a period of about 2 weeks I hardly went out locked myself in it was the only way to stay sane. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Both my eldest son and I are chronic hayfever sufferers - me since a child (so a lotta years experience here!), the boy since he was about 10. We have been in Perth the whole time, so changes are not due to different locations. Some years he is bad, and some years I am bad, some years both good, some years both bad. I doubt that it has as much to do with the pollen level as it does our personal level of tolerence. After all these years if living with it I have finally made the decision to start seeing naturopaths and see if they can't get our own bodies balanced so that we can tolerate the spring more. Might be worth a look if you are also suffering. Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Other than a few other problems I've had these last few months/weeks, I am doing quite well this year so far concerning hayfever. I hope I'm not talking too soon there. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 cranking up the hayfever today Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Is it just me and where I am but hayfever doesn't seme to be as bad this year round these parts. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Doesn't seem that bad this year actually. Having said that one guy at work has been coming in with a mask for 2 weeks now, he's not doing so well! Link to post Share on other sites
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