Why hayfever is rife (and why it should be taken seriously)

Neil Mitchell has been flooded with messages in recent weeks from listeners suffering badly from hayfever.

Some say it’s the worst it’s ever been.

Jo Douglass is a Professor of Medicine at Melbourne University and also Director of Research at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is a specialist physician in asthma and allergic disease.

She said there was no doubt it was a torrid time of year for many.

“We shouldn’t underestimate how severe it is for some people,” she said.

And Professor Douglas warned hayfever was often a precursor to undiagnosed asthma.

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