Seasonal allergy
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What is seasonal allergy?
Airborne pollen from plants or spores can trigger an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals from trees, grasses and ragweed characterized by itchy skin, runny nose, watery and/or red eyes. For some people symptoms occur seasonally, for other they may occur throughout the year.
Common symptoms reported by people with seasonal allergy
Treatments taken by people for seasonal allergy
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Compare treatments taken by people with seasonal allergy
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have seasonal allergy through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with seasonal allergy? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has seasonal allergy on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 601 say seasonal allergy is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 64 | |
| 30s | 181 | |
| 40s | 148 | |
| 50s | 178 | |
| 60s | 167 | |
| 70+ | 429 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 143 | |
| 20-29 years | 66 | |
| 30-39 years | 72 | |
| 40-49 years | 51 | |
| 50-59 years | 53 | |
| 60-69 years | 25 | |
| 70+ years | 14 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 584 | |
| Female | 1640 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1141 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 154 |