A German colleague recently suggested snorting a small amount of salt water through the nose twice daily. He assured me that the hayfever symptoms would be gone in a few days. I haven't tried it yet....

Karen, Staines, UK

Alexis from Rhodes, surely your suggestion would mean that people would suffer all year round?

My husband has been suffering more than normal recently, this has coincided with him not having honey on toast in the mornings so I will suggest he starts again!

Kate, London, Uk

Had low grade hayfever (ie can't go anywhere without a hanky all year round ) for 20 yrs.

About 5 yrs ago I didnt need to use a daily nasal spray. This occurred about the same time we got a kitten.

A coincidence ? Recently heard a report that there maybe a link between pets & curing hayfever

Maria C, Perth, West Australia

Without question over several years the natural remedy that works best for me is Euphrasia, available from Boots, Holland & Barrett and other Chemists. I have been allergy tested, and I am allergic like thousands of others to Tree Pollen and my hayfever symptoms start in the Spring. Try it.

Chris Wild, Gloucester,

Roast some small pieces of a garlic clove. Don't burn them just roast the surfaces. Then put them into your nostrils for about 30 minutes a day. Because they're roasted they wouldn't hurt your skin inside your nose. You may be smelly and look funny but it works, probably, in 3~4 weeks.

Sean, Edinburgh, U.K.

have suffered with hayfever for 25 year, nothing seemed to help. 5 yrs ago when I was pregnant I decided not to take any antihistamines and had heard that following a wheat free diet throughout the hayfever season helped. It did, I hardly suffer now! Try it, it works - within a 24 hrs!

Marie, Bristol, UK

I would swear by garlic and horseradish pills, with or without the Vitamin C. Before I was introduced to these little life-savers, I would get hayfever so badly, it would end up as infected bronchial tubes then tonsilitis. Now - cured!

Trish Greer, Nightcaps, New Zealand

I guess the honey one must work. I've never seen a honey bee with hay fever...

Kam, London, UK

Every one of these is something personal to the writer, and also one's hay fever can change from year to year. Loretadine doesn't work for me, Nim of Lincoln, and we all go on trying this and that year after year. One day someone will do some real research and find a real cure.

Charles Fitzgerald, Tewkesbury, UK

My husband used to suffer really badly with grass pollen and a lot of the medicines prescribed were just too strong - leaving him unable to drive which he needed to do for work.
Last year we tried Echinacea, starting in Feb. It didn't cure him, but symptoms massively reduced to comfortable level.

P Woodthorpe, Shrewsbury, UK

Most the medicines these days only ease the symptoms rather than prevent or cure. Suffers now should look at more sophisticated preventative methods like europe is already using such as pollinex quatro by allergy therapeutics. Sorted my allergies to grass

Steve, Worthing,

yoghurt

avoid alcohol

phil, Tokyo, Japan

Due to Blood Pres. Meds. I cannot take anti-histamines. Blocking the nose and nasal rinse has greatly helped. I change bedding every second day. I also use a nasal spray.(even though the label says B.Pres. patients should not use) After 50+ years, I am now more comfortable.

J. Jacklin, North Vancouver, Canada

For the last six year I was suffering from Hayfever, and it used to attack me from April to July every year. This year, for first time, I have started taking honey (every morning a toast with honey), and I have got a magical result. I have no hayfever. I am enjoying the summer like others.

Abu Siddique, Reading, UK

The list doesn't include light therapy, which I have found helpful - there is a gadget called a Medinose that you can buy to administer this - it only takes a couple of minutes a day

Frances , London,

Cetirizine OR Loratidine tablets about £2.99 for 30 from a small independant chemist, once a day, little/no side effects. Dont waste your time or oney on anyting else, including brands. Ask the pharmacist.

Nim, Lincoln, UK

After fifty years of hayfever during which I have used pills, drops and eyewashes with varying success, I seem to have found the cure by replacing pasteurized milk in my diet by unpasteurized bought from the local farms. The result was almost instantaneous.

Brian, Evreux, France

I'm highly allergic to the amount of pollen around during British summer time and find that the only remedy that has a 100% success rate is to go abroad for 3 months.

Luke, Hereford, England

I've found that nasal irrigation works wonders - using a saline solution to wash through the sinuses keeps them clear and removes any allergens that are stuck in the nose.

Bigger Boots stores sell a system for this called Sinurinse my Neilmed.

Carl, Edinburgh,

Vitamin C acid powder is the remedy that works best for me every time and you only need a half teaspoon dissolved ina glass of water once a day. It seems to work faster than Pulsatilla, another homeopathic remedy I have been using.

Joseph, London, UK

The only thing that helps my hayfever is a homeopathic remedy made by New Era. It works really quickly and friends that I have recommended it to have also had good results.

Catriona, Edinburgh,

The majority of these are probably suffering from dust mite allergies which can only be irradicated by deep cleaning of bedding , carpets etc even soft toys...try a professional cleaning company and save the expense of alternative medications

alexis silvestros, rhodes, greece

Heres something a friend used with great relief....hemp oil. One spoon full a day. Has anyone any idea where this comes from??

joan geller, rome, italy

I believe there have been good results with eye of newt and toe of frog too. Make sure they're fresh though.

Steve Murphy, Bolton,

Buying local honey instead of supermarket stuff does help me. Also, keep your pillow pollen free by washing your hair every evening, and you won't wake up with a snifflely nose!

wiltshire wurzel, swindon,

Garlic, horse radish and vitamin C as a supplement tablet, two tablets morning and night - hard to source in the UK apparently but worth the effort - awesome

Jennifer, Brisbane, Australia

Rooibos tea - I drink 2 strong cups a day. Hardly ever nned to take Flixonase anymore. Also, blood pressure lower.

David D, London, UK

give up wheat. worked for me.

alex, Sydney, Australia

Tried Jack Daniel's? The tried and tested universal cure. Everything from snakebite to running sores. Seriously folks, in the unlikely event it doesn't stop the allergy; at least you won't care anymore.

Andrew Milner, Karuizawa, Japan

Pineapple juice had an amazing effect with my son.

Steve H, Koh Phangan, Thailand