Cigarette smoke contains a number of toxic chemicals and irritants, and provokes reaction in healthy people. However, in cases of an allergy aggravated symptoms are developed. People with allergies may be more sensitive to cigarette smoke than other people. Children and spouses of smokers are more...
The best method for dealing with allergies is to avoid them in the first place, which means avoiding your risk factors – that’s why it’s important that you know them. Even then, allergies can cause problems. If you have allergy symptoms despite your best efforts to avoid them, various...
Allergic rhinitis and hay fever are more likely to be found in those who have a strong family history of allergies, co-existing allergies to foods or contact allergies showing on the skin. Secondhand cigarette smoke raises the risk, and the condition is more common in men. Conventional medical...
If you’re prone to migraine headaches, your symptoms may be more severe during allergy season. Some people can also have “nonallergic” triggers like perfume, the smell of gasoline, cigarette smoke, and weather changes. Several different systems in your body, including your nervous system, ...
Symptoms depend on the specific type of allergic reaction. Allergic rhinitis is characterized by an itchy, runny nose, sneezing, and often a scratchy or irritated throat due to postnasal drip. Inflammation of the thin membrane covering the eye (allergic conjunctivitis) causes redness, irritation, an...
Read our helpful guide on eye allergies, how the condition is caused, which signs and symptoms to look out for and how you should treat it
• Pollen• Cigarette smoke • Pet hair or dander• Perfume • Dust• Diesel Exhaust • Some medicines The Eyes' Response To Ocular Allergens When exposed to these allergens, the response in the eye is nearly immediate: • First, itching sets in and can become persistent and extr...
Other substances like perfume, cigarette smoke and gasoline engine exhaust, while not allergens, can act as irritants that make your eye allergy responses worse. If you have a chronic eye allergy, you may want to check into the ingredients of cosmetics, eye creams or eye drops that you use...
Breathing polluted air can make your symptoms worse. Keep your windows closed on high-pollen and high-ozone days and avoid cigarette smoke. David McNew/Getty Images Breathing polluted air can worsen symptoms. In fact, airborne toxins can actually cause allergies in some people. If you suspect...
The histamines trigger the symptoms usually associated with allergies, such as itchy eyes. Asthma, meanwhile, is a chronic lung condition that constricts breathing. The lung passages are inflamed, limiting the amount of oxygen the airways can carry. When a person with asthma is exposed to ...