Same pollen, same street. So why does spring floor some people and barely touch others?
Chinese medicine looks at hayfever in two layers. The first is what you feel: sneezing fits, a nose that runs clear, itchy eyes and throat. We call this Wind, the climatic factor of spring, and in Geelong it tends to arrive on a hot northerly.
The second layer decides how hard that Wind lands. Your body has a protective surface layer called Wei Qi, supported by the Lungs and fed by good digestion. When Wei Qi is strong, exposure passes with little fuss. When it’s thin, Wind gets in easily and the same pollen count turns into weeks of symptoms.
That second layer is why hayfever often travels with other signs, like catching every cold going, sweating easily, running low on energy, or a gut that’s easily upset.
Treatment follows both layers. During a flare we work on settling the nose and eyes with acupuncture and herbs matched to how you present. Once things calm down, the focus moves to building Wei Qi, and we like to start that about a month before your usual season begins.
Grass pollen season in Geelong runs through to around December. If yours has already started, you can still come in now, and it’s worth noting when it began so next year we can get ahead of it.
One important note: if hayfever comes with wheeze, chest tightness or breathlessness, see your GP. Spring is thunderstorm asthma season in Victoria, and those symptoms need medical care first.
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