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Hay Fever or Cold, What Is Behind the Symptoms?

If the nose runs in spring, the cause is not always clear: hay fever or cold, what is behind the symptoms? How you can easily distinguish the clinical pictures. Runny nose, red eyes and cough - typical symptoms of hay fever. But also for normal runny nose, which occurs in the course of a cold . Especially in spring and summer, when the pollen is flying, it is often difficult to see exactly what is causing the symptoms. For those who have been struggling with hay fever for years, this question rarely arises. However, there are also many people whose pollen allergy has not yet been diagnosed. This carries risks: If left untreated, the allergy can “slide down a floor” from the nose to the lungs and bronchi. About 30 percent of patients develop allergic asthma within ten years. What is hay fever? Hay fever is an allergy to pollen, i.e. pollen from plants. Although the pollen is actually harmless, it triggers violent reactions of the immune system in allergy sufferers. Contact wi