"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 May 2014 18:34:53 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 16:09:44 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>> On Wed, 28 May 2014 10:36:18 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
>>>>>>news:v56ao9ht386trvkpvlnkuj7kr31go1rhq3@4ax. com...
>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 May 2014 19:10:08 -0300, wrote:
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>>>>>>>>On Tue, 27 May 2014 07:31:46 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>On Mon, 26 May 2014 07:37:28 -0300, wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>Conifers in particular put out masses of pollen. Before I moved
>>>>>>>>>>here
>>>>>>>>>>I lived by the sea and at this time of year sometimes there would
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>drift of green on the surface of the water from the pine trees
>>>>>>>>>>down
>>>>>>>>>>by
>>>>>>>>>>the beach. At that point, I never put washing out on the line,
>>>>>>>>>>definitely a good time to use the dryer and forget about perfuming
>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>washing with sea air
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Yes, we have a lot of Radiata pine here (forestry). It's incredible
>>>>>>>>>just how heavy the pollen is, especially when looking at night with
>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>good spot light.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>It's a killer for my eldest daughter, she had de-sensitizing shots
>>>>>>>>last winter and we now wonder what it would have been like this
>>>>>>>>spring
>>>>>>>>had she not done so.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, I know how debilitating it can be, glad those shots work for
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> daughter - I should look into that myself, for my rye grass allergy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It really affects me in the spring and I get problems in the autumn
>>>>>>too.
>>>>>>(spores I suppose)
>>>>>
>>>>> My DD gets affected - to a lesser degree - in the fall also but I
>>>>> believe that is something to do with ragweed. It upsets her because
>>>>> she is beginning to feel trapped in the house, she drives to work no
>>>>> matter how hot without the AC on and then has to high tail home again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Her doctor has told her that in a normal pollen year she would derive
>>>>> more benefits from the shots.
>>>>
>>>>Hope it works well for her!
>>>
>>> Where I live I'm susrrounded with conifers, and all sorts of pollen
>>> producers. When doing outdoor chores I wear a paper respirator.
>>> This one is inexpensive, comfortable, and works extremely well:
>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>> I wear this when mowing, often I wear it all day, I hardly notice it's
>>> there
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>>good idea. When I am out I wear a light scarf over my nose and mouth.
>
> Try a paper mask, I don't think a scarf filters pollen well. This one
> has a valve so when you exhale moisture doesn't collect inside the
> mask and it stays cool and dry, makes it very comfortable to wear for
> long periods.

I will bear it in mind, thanks, but I manage with the scarf, steroids, and
my asthma inhalers Hey I am still alive )

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