Carl Lowe | May 13, 2013 | Comments 0 |
For many of us, warmer weather brings on more allergies. As plants release pollen into the spring air, noses start to run, eyes itch and rashes may suddenly appear. But researchers have found a factor unrelated to what you inhale that can make your allergies worse.
The problem, according to scientists at Ohio State, is stress.
In a study of more than two dozen people suffering from seasonal allergies and hay fever, the researchers found that stress along with anxiety made allergic reactions more intense. In addition, they found that stress on a particular day persisted in causing stronger allergic reactions the following day.
?People may be setting themselves up to have more persistent problems by being stressed and anxious when allergy attacks begin,? says researcher Jan Kiecolt-Glaser.
?The results of this study should alert practitioners and patients alike to the adverse effects of stress on allergic reactions in the nose, chest, skin and other organs that may seemingly resolve within a few minutes to hours after starting, but may reappear the nest day when least expected,? says co-investigator Gailen Marshall.
The researchers estimate that Americans pay $2.3 billion for allergy medications each year and $1.1 billion for doctor visits to treat allergy attacks. Those amounts don?t include approximately 3.5 million workdays lost as well.
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