My allergies this spring seem to be coming on quicker than usual. I don't know if it will end up being a worse spring, but it feels like its been coming on about 2 weeks earlier than usual. Like right now my allergies feel like they usually do in the middle of April. Maybe everything is just 2 weeks early this year.
I had a weird/interesting dream a few days ago. I was a consultant for a video game about allergies. The dream got very detailed, but mainly it was a game where you played someone with allergies and had to get through daily life and other things for a set amount of time - like a day or an allergy season or a year or something. There were different difficultly levels, what things you are allergic to, and other settings to choose from. Winning was based on what version of the game you played. I think one was based on finding a cure for your allergy, or a way to keep them totally at bay. Another was minimizing how much resources you needed to use on controlling your allergies, and another was limiting impact your allergies had on your social life. I never saw the actual game in the dream, but it was some game developers talking to me about what they wanted the game to be about and me giving them information on how it would be realistic for someone with allergies, what the challenges are, etc. If you are interested in more, message me and I can probably remember more about it if we chat about it. The dream and game was actually kinda cool. I sort of wish a game like that was being made. I sure could consult on it, lol!
Someone suggested a blog topic to me I want to try. It was talking abut modes of transport and the advantages and disadvantages they have for my allergies. I will mention a few here, and if people want, I can add a few more/talk about ones people suggest. Just note, I am putting the ones down I think have the biggest impact, so off the top of my head, I am not sure how interesting others may be.
Airplanes: This is probably the worst for me. I have mentioned plane trips before. Its not that planes themselves make my allergies bad (I can run into random thing that make me allergic, but that can happen anywhere), but the altitude changes can get very painful for me. My sinuses get really intense pressure and pain and my ears can hurt so badly. The intense pressure and congestion makes me sneeze less, but the sneezes are pretty painful from it. After a trip across the country, I need about a day to recover and feel better.
Cars: This really depends on time of year/pollen season. In the winter I am usually fine. Some days in pollen seasons my allergies are too bad to drive. I also have had times where I have had to pull over if I feel a bad allergy attack coming on. As a passenger, again if pollen isnt an issue, everything is fine. During pollen season, the longer the car ride, the worse my allergies can get. If I am just with Allison, its not that bad, but if I am in the car with other people, its very embarrassing because I can't go run off anywhere, and my bad allergies can become the center of attention in the car.
As I mentioned above, if you want to know about other modes of transport, let me know. For ideas, these are some the person suggested: walking, riding a bicycle, travelling by bus, train, boat/ship.
I will keep trying to make posts more often, so please keep coming up with questions/ideas for me. As always, feel free to contact me to chat.
Showing posts with label symptoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label symptoms. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Thursday, September 2, 2010
My Symptoms
Since I posted about what I am allergic to, I am also posting about what symptoms I get from my allergies.
I am a bit stuck with what to write next so this is a good tangent. Forgive me if it is a while before I post again, I just don't know why I am a bit stuck with what to write.
Major Symptoms. These are the main symptoms I have pretty much all the time, and they tend to be the ones that affect my life the most.
Sneezing: I sneeze LOTS. I have very long fits, and I have many fits all through the day. Sometimes it feels like I will never stop sneezing. My sneezes aren't overly loud, but because I sneeze so much, its easy for everyone to tell. This is one of the main parts of my allergies that makes me very embarrassed. I will try to run off or duck into a bathroom when I am having a sneezing fit because of the embarrassment I feel. I hate when my sneezing interrupts me trying to have a conversation or when I am trying to do things. Most of the time I feel the need to sneeze to at least some degree. It can either feel like a tickle, thousands of tiny needles, or a tingling. It can be mild or intense and I usually feel it back deep in my nose and sinuses. I know I am going to start sneezing when the feeling starts to spread. Sometimes it doesn't do that though and a fit can hit me by surprise. The one good thing about so much sneezing is that it helps keep my abs in good shape :)
Sinus Congestion: I always have sinus congestion. It can range from not too bad to lots of sinus pressure and pain. It can sometimes hurt to move my head too fast, and often I feel it when I bend forward. On occasion I wish I could drill a hole into my sinuses! Luckily I only get an actual sinus infection one or two times a year.
Nasal Congestion: I am always very congested through most of the year. I am so congested that I usually can't smell anything and I can't really blow my nose or sniffle. It can get extremely annoying. I sound very nasally and that embarrasses me too. Sometimes my noses feels throbby inside because of all the congestion.
Runny Nose: I don't understand how I can have such a runny nose when I am also so congested! Ugh! My nose runs alot. Not being able to sniffle or really blow my nose means I have to wipe my nose all day, sometimes almost constantly. I am REALLY embarrassed about anyone seeing my nose being snotty. Its hard to tell when my sneezing is going to be messy, so I always use tissues or something if there is any chance anyone will see me. I also am always wiping my nose just to make sure no one will be able to see anything being drippy. I just don't understand how my nose can make so much snot!
Other Symptoms. These can bother me to lesser or greater extents, but they tend not to be as big a deal unless my allergies are getting bad.
Itchy/Watery Eyes: When my allergies get bad my eyes can water so much that it looks like I am constantly crying. They also can get very itchy. Sometimes, if they are very watery, itchy and swollen, it makes it harder to see details well, like in reading. I try not to rub them because I know it can make them worse, but sometimes I just have to. I have to be careful when I do rub them because if something I am allergic to is on my hand, it can make my eyes really puff up and swell up and look very bad.
Itchy/Red Nose: I HATE when my nose is all red! Its another thing that embarrasses me a ton. My nose is red very often though, just from all the sneezing and wiping and everything else. Sometimes my nose gets very itchy but I usually am able to not rub it because rubbing my nose will be sure to throw me into a long sneezing fit. It can get very distracting though.
Clogged Ears: When my allergies get really bad, my ears will feel all clogged. Its like having cotton stuffed in my ears, and it makes things I hear sound like it too. I think its this (or maybe sinus congestion too) that sometimes makes me feel a bit dizzy when my allergies are bad.
Different symptoms
I don't think these are direct symptoms of my allergies, but they happen because of my allergies. I feel tired a good deal of the time, it interferes with my sleeping, and I do sometimes get sad or angry about my allergies. I know it affects my moods. Sometimes that can really suck. I think I get overly sensitive emotionally at times because of my allergies.
There are a few other random things, but I will bring them up in other posts if/when I remember them.
I am a bit stuck with what to write next so this is a good tangent. Forgive me if it is a while before I post again, I just don't know why I am a bit stuck with what to write.
Major Symptoms. These are the main symptoms I have pretty much all the time, and they tend to be the ones that affect my life the most.
Sneezing: I sneeze LOTS. I have very long fits, and I have many fits all through the day. Sometimes it feels like I will never stop sneezing. My sneezes aren't overly loud, but because I sneeze so much, its easy for everyone to tell. This is one of the main parts of my allergies that makes me very embarrassed. I will try to run off or duck into a bathroom when I am having a sneezing fit because of the embarrassment I feel. I hate when my sneezing interrupts me trying to have a conversation or when I am trying to do things. Most of the time I feel the need to sneeze to at least some degree. It can either feel like a tickle, thousands of tiny needles, or a tingling. It can be mild or intense and I usually feel it back deep in my nose and sinuses. I know I am going to start sneezing when the feeling starts to spread. Sometimes it doesn't do that though and a fit can hit me by surprise. The one good thing about so much sneezing is that it helps keep my abs in good shape :)
Sinus Congestion: I always have sinus congestion. It can range from not too bad to lots of sinus pressure and pain. It can sometimes hurt to move my head too fast, and often I feel it when I bend forward. On occasion I wish I could drill a hole into my sinuses! Luckily I only get an actual sinus infection one or two times a year.
Nasal Congestion: I am always very congested through most of the year. I am so congested that I usually can't smell anything and I can't really blow my nose or sniffle. It can get extremely annoying. I sound very nasally and that embarrasses me too. Sometimes my noses feels throbby inside because of all the congestion.
Runny Nose: I don't understand how I can have such a runny nose when I am also so congested! Ugh! My nose runs alot. Not being able to sniffle or really blow my nose means I have to wipe my nose all day, sometimes almost constantly. I am REALLY embarrassed about anyone seeing my nose being snotty. Its hard to tell when my sneezing is going to be messy, so I always use tissues or something if there is any chance anyone will see me. I also am always wiping my nose just to make sure no one will be able to see anything being drippy. I just don't understand how my nose can make so much snot!
Other Symptoms. These can bother me to lesser or greater extents, but they tend not to be as big a deal unless my allergies are getting bad.
Itchy/Watery Eyes: When my allergies get bad my eyes can water so much that it looks like I am constantly crying. They also can get very itchy. Sometimes, if they are very watery, itchy and swollen, it makes it harder to see details well, like in reading. I try not to rub them because I know it can make them worse, but sometimes I just have to. I have to be careful when I do rub them because if something I am allergic to is on my hand, it can make my eyes really puff up and swell up and look very bad.
Itchy/Red Nose: I HATE when my nose is all red! Its another thing that embarrasses me a ton. My nose is red very often though, just from all the sneezing and wiping and everything else. Sometimes my nose gets very itchy but I usually am able to not rub it because rubbing my nose will be sure to throw me into a long sneezing fit. It can get very distracting though.
Clogged Ears: When my allergies get really bad, my ears will feel all clogged. Its like having cotton stuffed in my ears, and it makes things I hear sound like it too. I think its this (or maybe sinus congestion too) that sometimes makes me feel a bit dizzy when my allergies are bad.
Different symptoms
I don't think these are direct symptoms of my allergies, but they happen because of my allergies. I feel tired a good deal of the time, it interferes with my sleeping, and I do sometimes get sad or angry about my allergies. I know it affects my moods. Sometimes that can really suck. I think I get overly sensitive emotionally at times because of my allergies.
There are a few other random things, but I will bring them up in other posts if/when I remember them.
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