How to Use hay fever in a Sentence

hay fever

noun
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  • About a quarter of kids had hay fever on the Finnish side.
    — Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • His chronic ailments were hay fever (which is hard on a man who mows hay), headaches, and La Grippe.
    — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Nasal sprays like Nasacort and Flonase can also help those hay fever symptoms.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • My cheeks, nose, and lips are often pretty swollen; add bad hay fever into the mix, and my face takes a good while to go down.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Symptoms of hay fever include a runny or stuffed nose, itchy eyes, and skin, and sneezing.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • These are good hay fever prevention measures, but people have to find a way to live their lives too, Dr. Cruz said.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some people with eczema go on to develop asthma and hay fever.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In the last 12 months alone, more than 8 percent of the U.S. population were with diagnosed with hay fever.
    — Jessica Brown, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
  • This pollen exposure isn’t just a problem for people with hay fever.
    — Lewis Ziska, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The animals may be spared the misery of hay fever caused by the ragweed pollen that will inevitably drift into their box on currents of air.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2015
  • Less common is ear, eye and skin reactions, along with hay fever and flulike symptoms.
    — Lisa Cianci, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
  • More than 19 million American adults have been diagnosed with hay fever in the past 12 months, according to the CDC.
    — cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • Pollen is one of the most common triggers of seasonal allergies, or hay fever.
    — cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • People with asthma, eczema and hay fever seem to experience it more.
    — David King, CNN, 13 Dec. 2017
  • These range from the popular (zero waiting lists for nurseries) to the Utopian (zero hay fever).
    — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Meanwhile, one-third of children with eczema will develop asthma or hay fever.
    — Holly Pevzner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Rhinitis is a symptom of the common cold or hay fever, but chronic sinusitis lasts longer than those issues.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Inhaling these spores can result in classic hay fever symptoms: itchy and watery eyes, sneezing, and sore and stuffed-up noses that feel ready to explode.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Many garden-variety hay fever sufferers, of whom there are about 19 million adults in the U.S., are also on heightened alert.
    — Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Allergy-proof your day – Now that hay fever season has hit, your first instinct might be to pop an antihistamine.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • At 26 months, the study found, children developed allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Some of its consequences, like hay fever, are merely annoying.
    — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
  • And how can having someone prod your body with skinny needles relieve aches, pains or horrible hay fever?
    — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Typical reactions are similar to the symptoms of hay fever, James says.
    — Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Research has shown that kids with eczema are vulnerable to a phenomenon called the atopic march, in which eczema gives rise to food allergies, asthma, and hay fever.
    — Holly Pevzner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Genetics may also play a role—people who are prone to allergies, asthma, hay fever, and hives are also the same people who are often more prone to dry skin, Quitadamo said.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And there are a few studies that show that butterbur may be helpful for those suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis).
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Many others followed his example, fleeing hay fever by going where pollen was quickly blown away.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Otherwise known as hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollens of grasses, weeds and trees.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The prevalence of asthma has doubled since the 1980s, and more than one quarter of children have eczema, food allergies, or hay fever or other seasonal allergies.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024

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