Allergies and flying...

Jay, the best solution for allergies is to get the allergens out of the air.
You need an electronic air filter which uses charged plates to clean the air
of particulates. Honeywell makes them and they are about $700 installed
where your regular fiberglass filter is now. I have found that I can spend
about five hours a day exposed to things that I am allergic to if I spend
the rest of the time in an allergen free area. That is during the peak of
the pollen cycle, the rest of the year I can be exposed longer. Those times
are without any medication. Your reaction sounds more severe than any I
have had but spending less time exposed to allergens will help and your
current medication may then be adequate. Good luck!

http://content.honeywell.com/yourhom...eaners/f50.htm

Mike
MU-2


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:j4Isc.57787$gr.5667473@attbi_s52...
On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn. It
is
shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year -- are
shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't
help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck ) wrote:
: On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn.
: It is shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year --
: are shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).
:
: I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
: shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
: FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't help.
:
: Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
:

Sleeping in a room without allergens helps:


http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/dustfree.htm
How to Create a Dust-Free Bedroom, NIAID Fact Sheet


My roommate suffers from allergies and has pillow and mattress casings
for dust mites, and a HEPA filter that can even deal with cigarette smoke:


http://www.allergyconsumerreview.com...-purifier.html
IQAir Hepa Air Purifier with Hepa Filter Review

"The IQair hepa air filter is a new entrant into the market place from
Switzerland. It is a testament to precision Swiss engineering. The
company behind it is in the hospital clean room business..."



http://store.yahoo.com/allergybuyersclub/iqair.html
IQAir Air Purifiers - HealthPro Plus - HEPA, VOC, Gas Control


--Jerry Leslie
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"leslie" wrote in message
...
My roommate suffers from allergies and has pillow and mattress casings
for dust mites, and a HEPA filter that can even deal with cigarette smoke:


http://www.allergyconsumerreview.com...-purifier.html
IQAir Hepa Air Purifier with Hepa Filter Review

"The IQair hepa air filter is a new entrant into the market place from
Switzerland. It is a testament to precision Swiss engineering. The
company behind it is in the hospital clean room business..."

Dyson vacuum cleaners have them.

http://www.dyson.co.uk/

Paul

In article ,
(leslie) writes:


: I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
: shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
: FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't help.
:
: Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
:

Sleeping in a room without allergens helps:



You can, to a large extent, "allergy proof" yourself for the duration of the
pollen season by following a daily regimen starting at the very first reports
of pollen in the Spring.

Twice each day, follow this procedu

1. Wash out yor nose with a saline nasal spray. Let it soak a while and then
blow your nose.

2. Put 2 squirts of NasalCrom sray into each nostril and resist the urge to
sneeze till it soaks in.

Do it every day at the same two times, it does nothing to help symptons when
you have them, it is a preventive measure.

The NasalCrom is a Mast Cell inhibitor, those are the cells that mediate the
allergic reaction. You would not want to suppress them year round, as they play
a part in the immune system, but for the couple of months that they are the
problem rather than a part of the solution, it can make a big difference in how
you will function and how much other medication you will need.


--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG

The Non drowsy Sudafed is also on the approved list. I have used that alot
over the years.



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:j4Isc.57787$gr.5667473@attbi_s52...
On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn. It
is
shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year -- are
shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't
help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:j4Isc.57787

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen.

*sniff*

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?

Claritin is FAA-approved, I believe. I use the two pretty much
interchangeably with no side effect. Plus, it's non-prescription now.

-c

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:j4Isc.57787

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen.

Hey Jay,

I'll give you my PIREP on three allergy meds I tried. My doc is a pilot
and understood completely when I said any medications must be 'pilot
friendly.'

Clarinex -- worked pretty much the same as Claritin. Did a great job on
my problems with pollen, dust, and cat dander. Claritin is now over the
counter -- and expensive. Clarinex is covered mostly by my health insurance
minus copay.
Allegra -- seemed to work slightly better than Clarinex. But you
already know about this one.
Zyrtec -- Best of the three for me during the trials described below.

My doc gave me a week of samples of each of the above. To test them, I
stopped taking anything for one week. Then I took one daily, starting with
Clarinex, and kept notes. In between each brand I laid off for six to seven
days. I settled on Allegra in the end because it had the most severe trial.
During the Allegra period we spent four days living in an RV at a primitive
camp smack in the middle of a cattle ranch in SoCal in April surrounded by
beef cattle on open range. The wind blew every day, the wildflowers were in
full bloom along with the cottonwoods and oaks, and the grasses were knee
deep.
Two weeks later, I was at home in the desert doing the Zyrtec which while
my notes said it was better didn't have the same environment as the Allegra.

Good luck, pal,

Casey

On Tue, 25 May 2004 13:43:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:


I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?

Jay, I found myself allergic to grass pollen. This didn't really
happen until I hit around 40 or so. I suffered with the summer
allergy for a number of years before finally going to an allergist.
Did the pin prick test and found out what was the culprit.

The doctor recommended and prescribed Flonase, and I've considered it
a miracle drug ever since. No symptoms, no sneezing, just normal
life.

By the way, Jimmy Doolittle also had allergies. He also commented
that the only relief he got was to fly above it. No wonder he got so
proficient, he flew every opportunity he got during the summer. ;-)

Corky Scott

We have one here called flixonase - it's a twice a day nasel spray that
takes a few days to become effective - in my case it was 100% effective -
and I get hayfever pretty bad (I can soak 5 hankies in an hour! - sorry to
be gross!)

CC

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:j4Isc.57787$gr.5667473@attbi_s52...
On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn. It
is
shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year -- are
shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled
shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my usual
FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever), didn't
help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yes, I'm also a big fan of the cortisone nasal sprays. I've used beconase
and flonase in the past and they are totally effective with absolutely zero
side effects. No contest compared to the usual over the counter
antihistamines and decongestants.

Mike

"Cockpit Colin" wrote:

We have one here called flixonase - it's a twice a day nasel spray
that takes a few days to become effective - in my case it was 100%
effective - and I get hayfever pretty bad (I can soak 5 hankies in an
hour! - sorry to be gross!)

CC

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:j4Isc.57787$gr.5667473@attbi_s52...
On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the
inn. It
is
shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year --
are shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?).

I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes
swelled shut, and stayed that way for a couple of days. Allegra, my
usual FAA-approved medicine (which I use for late-summer hay fever),
didn't
help.

Can anyone recommend any other FAA-approved allergy medicines?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"