Saturday, May 11, 2013

May Q+A

Sorry that its been longer than I wanted to wait between posts again.  I am happy that new people seem to be asking questions though!

Q: If someone asked you "What's it like to have hayfever?" and you had only 15 seconds to answer, what would you say?
A: Its a bit hard to keep it that short.  I would say something like "Its like having a cold but a bit different.  You get congestion and runny nose and sneezing like in a cold, but the sneezing is more.  Eyes get watery and itchy and  the inside of your nose can really tickle/tingle.Unlike a cold, it also lasts much longer."

Q: How many times would you see that you sneezed in a typical day .?>  does it affect your sleeping patterns too?
A: It varies greatly.  It can be a couple of hundred times a day to probably a few thousand times per day.  I usually sneeze in long fits and when things are really bad I might not have much time at all between fits.  It really does affect my sleeping.  Its hard to lay down when I am sneezing so much, and laying down is tough when you are very congested.  Besides the sneezing, a runny nose, or an itchy nose or itchy eyes can be very distracting when trying to sleep.

Q: I know you prefer written to spoken communications, but what is your method of handling phone conversations when you're having an allergy attack, and can you give a recent example?
A: If its not too bad, I'll ask them to hold on for a min.  Sometimes I'll try to wrap up the conversation real fast if thats possible   Otherwise I'll tell them that I have to call them back later, or to send me an e-mail or something.  I can't think of a recent example because when it a bad time of year I will avoid answering the phone and send a text message if someone tried to call me.  

Let me know if those were good answers.  Welcome again to the couple of new people reading and asking :)  Feel free to comment, ask more stuff, or send me a message!