Results: Allergy Sufferers
1.
1.
Do you suffer from seasonal allergies?
Yes
51%
•
619 votes
No
49%
•
594 votes
2.
2.
What symptoms do you regularly experience? (Choose all that apply) sneezing
40%
•
491 votes
watery eyes
34%
•
417 votes
itchy eyes
33%
•
397 votes
hives
5%
•
62 votes
itchy nose
25%
•
299 votes
runny nose
33%
•
398 votes
congestion in the face/sinus passages
30%
•
365 votes
trouble breathing/congestion in the lungs
14%
•
175 votes
rashes
5%
•
65 votes
N/A
43%
•
524 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
10 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.06% | 2 | |
| headache | 0.03% | 1 |
| blisters | 0.03% | 1 |
| headaches | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
| i do not have seasonal allergies | 0.03% | 1 |
| clogged ears | 0.03% | 1 |
| cough | 0.03% | 1 |
| sometimes a fever | 0.03% | 1 |
3.
3.
What type of treatment do you try to treat your allergies? (Choose all that apply) Over the counter allergy medications
38%
•
455 votes
Prescribed allergy medications
10%
•
126 votes
Puffer/Inhaler to try to clear air passages to breathe more easily
9%
•
110 votes
Allergy shots
3%
•
34 votes
hydrocortisone cream (for hives and rashes)
4%
•
53 votes
N/A
49%
•
594 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
18 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| nothing | 0.22% | 3 |
| i deal with them | 0.07% | 1 |
| eat healthy, take vitamins.. it works better then any med | 0.07% | 1 |
| local organic honey works wonders!!! take at least a teaspoon or tablespoon a day weeks before the season starts and you will be amazed at how much better if not cured, your allergies are that season. i also use homeopathy and do everything alternati | 0.07% | 1 |
| otc or nothing | 0.07% | 1 |
| homopathy | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 | |
| neti pot | 0.07% | 1 |
| sinus irrigation; avoidance of allergens as much as possible; local honey | 0.07% | 1 |
| medicine | 0.07% | 1 |
| zyrtec-d is the only way to go | 0.07% | 1 |
| suffer thru it | 0.07% | 1 |
| sinus netti pot | 0.07% | 1 |
| homeopathic allergy drops | 0.07% | 1 |
| local honey | 0.07% | 1 |
| none | 0.07% | 1 |
4.
4.
What type of treatment do you try to treat your allergies? (Choose all that apply) Over the counter allergy medications
37%
•
451 votes
Prescribed allergy medications
11%
•
133 votes
Puffer/Inhaler to try to clear air passages to breathe more easily
8%
•
102 votes
Allergy shots
3%
•
40 votes
hydrocortisone cream (for hives and rashes)
5%
•
58 votes
N/A
50%
•
607 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
13 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| hot showers | 0.07% | 1 |
| i deal with them | 0.07% | 1 |
| see above | 0.07% | 1 |
| rinse my nose with seasalt | 0.07% | 1 |
| apple cider vinegar | 0.07% | 1 |
| neti pot | 0.07% | 1 |
| see above for this repeat question | 0.07% | 1 |
| medicine | 0.07% | 1 |
| again, zyrtec-d | 0.07% | 1 |
| himalayan salt inhaler {no neti for me} | 0.07% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 | |
| i no longer bother | 0.07% | 1 |
5.
5.
Have you ever been tested to see what you are allergic to? Yes
20%
•
245 votes
No
45%
•
549 votes
Undecided
6%
•
68 votes
Not Applicable
29%
•
351 votes
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