Should you exercise with allergic rhinitis or hay fever?

Exercising with hayfever. Itchy eyes while out running? Hayfever symptoms feeling worse after you have been to the gym? Is sneezing affecting your game? read more

Exercise rhinitis is associated with runny nose and nasal blockage related to autonomic imbalance, chemical mediator release, or both. It affects a significant proportion of athletes and can influence performance. read more

Allergies Can Hit Hard. What we know as "hay fever" is known medically as allergic rhinitis. Over the spring and summer, trees, grasses, weeds, and ragweed release their pollen. If you're sensitive, your immune system will send an army of histamines on attack. Histamines are chemicals that trigger inflammation in the sinuses, nose, and eyes. read more

Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) has a prevalence in various surveys of 10 to 15 per cent of random adolescents, 40 to 50 per cent of subjects with allergic rhinitis (Hay fever) and 40 to 90 per cent of patients with asthma. read more