SimonWB 0 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I've never suffered from hayfever but know that a ton of people over here get it badly each year. I also heard that people who never had it before can end up getting it. Has anyone had this happen whilst living in Japan? How did you find out? What are the symptoms etc? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I get it in Oz due to the pollens from the flowers but here don't suffer from it. Apparently here most people's allergies come from the cedar trees, so i am told. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Strange but I really had a bad spell last year with it - and I have never had it before that. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I had never had it until moving here. I'm not quite sure why either. I went to college in the 'grass seed capital of the World' (corvallis, Oregon) and never had allergies. Apparently it's true. other friends have experienced the same as me upon moving here. I have no reasons for it though. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 All through the year there are different types of grasses and trees pollinating - probably including some that are new to you. Also exhaust fumes, especially diesel, are supposed to make hayfever worse. There are a lot of diesel vehicles in Japan... These might be factors. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 O-11, I think you nailed it. Pollens of all kinds exist everywhere and esp in Japan the dreaded cedar angel dust is way out of balance. Compounded by the overload of particulate matter in the air many people suffer doubly. What to do? Gargling definitely helps sore throats from progressing and I've only found drug store drugs somewhat effective in the nose and eye department. Which leaves the age old cure all remedy as the most favoured treatment- alcohol - to be taken as often as required in the form of your choice. Link to post Share on other sites
dancing_barefoot 0 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 GREAT solution. I've been lucky enough to avoid it the last few years fingers crossed for this one. Whens the "peak" here+ Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Another month or so and you'll be peaking. Link to post Share on other sites
sachiko 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I get it every year Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by snobee: ...esp in Japan the dreaded cedar angel dust is way out of balance. A few of the J guys at work were discussing this last week. They were blaming America for planting so many Cedar trees some decades ago. I didn't get the jist of the theory, tuned out, vacant stare, mind set to cycle. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 W*nkers! It was their own corrupt government that did it and still is!! It was their own dear LDP that has destroyed nearly all of Japan's native and non-allergenic forests, thus depriving the native fauna a place to live and the native people an income from forest produce and tourism. While the US bears responsibility for installing and maintaining the corrupt government here, the supine reaction of the Japanese people to the corruption is their own responsibility. Link to post Share on other sites
GoodTimes 0 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I'm sneezing uncontrollably today. Bugger. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Apparently the % of sufferers has been increasing over time. Luckily I'm not one of them-used to get it really bad when I lived in Christchurch but not in other parts of NZ. It sucks and I feel sorry for anyone affected by it. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I've got it bad now too. not making me merry. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I am suffering a bit at the moment, it seems to get worse every year for me and its a complete pain. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 And to think the worst season is still to come Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Guzzler always suffers with hayfever, not too bad this year though so far. fingers crossed Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Truly the worst part of the year. And why I am up at the ridiculous time of 6am on a Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites
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