Something in the Air
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Might be hay fever.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
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Our daughter just came back from the UK a couple of weeks ago and has been sneezing and eyes watering since she arrived.
Jim
Jim
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No problem in my garden. Maybe you have a dust alergy?
My plants are suffering from the prolonged drought and last months hight temps/ humidity. They aren’t producing much growth at present. They are receiving sufficient water by a timed irrigation dripper system to keep them alive until hopefully we have rain.... but it is a dusty time of year....
Dee
My plants are suffering from the prolonged drought and last months hight temps/ humidity. They aren’t producing much growth at present. They are receiving sufficient water by a timed irrigation dripper system to keep them alive until hopefully we have rain.... but it is a dusty time of year....
Dee
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I'll go along with the dust rather than pollen. The worst producers of pollen related allergies are the olive and citrus trees but much earlier in the year. The most prolific producers of pollen are the pines but rarely causing allergy problems.
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I'd suggest you see an allergologist and have yourself tested for allergies.
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Interesting. Do you have any other symptoms apart from eye irritation?
The fact that both you and your wife are suffering may be a clue.
Do you always get these symptoms in early September?
Probably Devil is right. He usually is. Although dust tends to peak in January-March time according to
Dust Events in Cyprus
https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/d ... 2/wea.1935
by a Met office guy.
Pollen is, of course, a possibility. Some light bedtime reading for you -
Aerobiological monitoring in Greece (Athens - Thessaloniki) and screening of pollinosis
(everybody's favourite).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10. ... 9109427777
It's only 4 pages long, and on p88 there is a chart. Showing one or two pollens peaking in late August - early September.
Notably Compositae. In Cyprus some of these plant species like sandy beach areas. Not sure where you live.
Probably wrong, but just a thought. Allergies, in particular, can be very very difficult to determine. Good luck!
The fact that both you and your wife are suffering may be a clue.
Do you always get these symptoms in early September?
Probably Devil is right. He usually is. Although dust tends to peak in January-March time according to
Dust Events in Cyprus
https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/d ... 2/wea.1935
by a Met office guy.
Pollen is, of course, a possibility. Some light bedtime reading for you -
Aerobiological monitoring in Greece (Athens - Thessaloniki) and screening of pollinosis
(everybody's favourite).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10. ... 9109427777
It's only 4 pages long, and on p88 there is a chart. Showing one or two pollens peaking in late August - early September.
Notably Compositae. In Cyprus some of these plant species like sandy beach areas. Not sure where you live.
Probably wrong, but just a thought. Allergies, in particular, can be very very difficult to determine. Good luck!
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As both your wife and yourself are suffering, have you thought of the constant accumulation of chemicals in your pool? Every so often, you add more and more while, at the same time, the volume of water is reduced by evaporation. The so-called chlorine that you add is a hypochlorite that decomposes into a chloride, actually common salt, which can be irritating to the eyes. There is usually a balance between water losses and added chemicals but the level of that balance can change with increased evaporation.
