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Are you unsure whether you have a summer cold or allergies? If so, you are not alone. Due to the similarities in symptoms, summer colds and allergy are often confused.
Similar symptoms lead to confusion 14,15
|
Cold |
Allergy |
|
| Itchy and watery eyes |
X |
✔ |
| Fever |
✔ |
X |
| Sore throat |
✔ |
✔ |
| Body aches |
✔ |
X |
| Eczema |
X |
✔ |
| Runny nose |
✔ |
✔ |
| Nasal congestion |
✔ |
✔ |
| Coughing |
✔ |
✔ |
| Sneezing |
✔ |
✔ |
| Post nasal drip |
✔ |
✔ |
| Headache |
✔ |
X |
Are Your Symptoms Cold or Allergy Related?
A simple way to determine whether your symptoms are Cold or Allergy related is to ask yourself the following questions:14
Do the symptoms suddenly appear?
- If symptoms suddenly appear, they are more than likely to be caused by an allergy. When symptoms appear over a day or two the cause is a cold.
How long do the symptoms last?
- Symptoms of a cold last for a week or two. Allergy symptoms last as long as one is exposed to the triggering allergen.
Do symptoms occur at the same times each year?
- If symptoms occur at the same time each year, they could be due to seasonal allergies.
Due to regional differences in SA – Gauteng experiences grass season linked to allergy for 10 months of the year.16
In the Western Cape, the allergy season tends to be from September to March.16
Cold or Allergy?
Our Product Range
For allergy symptoms try Sinutab Nasal Spray range.
Speak to your pharmacist about the Sinutab range of products.
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