EYES, ITCHY AND BURNING: TREATMENT
If you are allergic to a particular substance, the first thing you should do is try to avoid the allergen. If it’s inside the house, open the windows; if the allergen is outside, keep your windows closed.
There are many over-the-counter preparations you can use in a variety of formulas, from pills and capsules to nasal sprays and eyedrops. A diphenhydramine hydrochloride preparation, such as Benadryl, or a chlorpheniramine maleate preparation, such as Chlortrimeton, helps
relieve the symptoms of allergy but causes drowsiness. If this is a problem, you should see your physician to find out about taking some of the new prescription allergy formulations that don’t cause drowsiness, such as Claritin, Hismanal, or Seldane. However, the latter medications tend to be less effective in treating your symptoms than the former are, so it’s your call.
In any case, if your allergy symptoms are particularly severe and include wheezing or shortness of breath, you should see your doctor because you may need to use a bronchodilator spray like Ventolin to help you breathe.
If you think you have hay fever but it’s accompanied by a yellow nasal discharge and head pain, you may actually have sinusitis, a sinus infection.
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