Sinuses

[Carnation]

Well that's good Terry

[Lencoboy]

Apparently pollen counts have actually been higher over recent days; yes even in winter, believe it or not!

Both me and my dad have been affected ourselves.

My dad reckons that pollen in winter has no doubt always been a thing; just that we probably weren't really aware of it in the past, obviously due to lesser surveillance systems in place, unlike today.

But then that can also apply to a lot of other things of course.

[Carnation]

Funny you should say that. I went into a florist a couple of days ago and my nose started streaming. They had very little flowers for the time of year, mainly plants.

[Lencoboy]

Funny you should say that. I went into a florist a couple of days ago and my nose started streaming. They had very little flowers for the time of year, mainly plants.

I think over the past 20-odd years or so we've become more hypervigilant towards a lot of things that somehow previously passed unnoticed; mainly due to lesser, or sometimes even virtually non-existent awareness.

I think this hypervigilance thing (obviously due largely to increased awareness) can be a bit of a vicious circle, and inadvertently lead to psychosomatic symptoms in some people. In a nutshell, a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.

I posted a thread on here before Christmas stating that I was wondering as to whether or not many illnesses are actually more prevalent today than ever before, or whether a lot of it is down to more information and greater awareness in general, especially with the Internet and 24/7 rolling media.

Also (for better or worse), I don't think that people discussed their personal ailments quite as openly with all and sundry as much in the past, and tended to keep such matters more private.

[Carnation]

Gunk in the eyes.
Like a watery film,sometimes streaming. Horrible!