Treatment for Hay Fever:

• It is better to take the child suspected with hay fever to the General Practitioner rather than buying any over the counter medicines.
• Antihistamine syrups are used to treat children. Sometimes nasal spray is used.
• Some children respond well to homeopathic treatment.
• Most General Practitioners will allow the child to take anti-histamines after diagnosis. Prescription will be repeated, checking at regular intervals that the drug is still working.
• If your child is already on some medication please inform your doctor or pharmacist about it.
• Eye drops may be prescribed for older children.
• Adults may sometimes have to take an injection of a steroid at the onset of hay fever season.
• But these steroids can have dangerous side effects and so some General Practitioner’s may have reservations about using steroids.