Pollinsis World 2005

JAPANESE

In Order to Overcome a Pollen Season

"A Japanese Allergy Foundation " cooperates with " Japanese Society of Allergology" of a scientific organization, provides the newest information and newest cure (guideline) based on the scientific basis obtained by the scientific activity about Japan cedar pollinosis to the public. And strives for education and instruction of a medical staff or the pollinosis patient, and is tackling conquest of the Japan cedar pollinosis which can say it also as a national disease.

The Japanese Allergy Foundation (http:// www.jaanet.org)
The Japanese Society of Allergology(http://www.js-allergol.gr.jp)

Provision of Year 2005 Pollinosis

   St. Luke's International Hospital Otolaryngology division manager   Doctor Tohru Imai

1. Prediction of Japan Cedar and Cypress Pollen Scattering in 2005

 NPO pollen information association advised that, about Japan cedar cypress pollen of the spring of 2005, extensive scattering is predicted all over nation wide. Because the summer of 2004 was serious heat, Pollen scattering is nationally predicted to be the twice of a normal year, and 10 to 20 times more than last year. Also pollen scattering starting day may be closer than normal year because of the last warm winter. An extensive scattering year tends to be closer scattering starting day. It is recommended to be cautious of weather conditions and not to be late for the preparation against pollinosis.

花粉前線
The national pollen scattering front for the past ten years

2.  Measure Against Pollinosis Carry Out by Individual

 By checking of your environmental pollen scattering status, pollen evasion can be performed by yourself. Please check a pollen scattering forecast at newspaper and etc. every morning. And establish your action plan of the day. Recently the pollen scattering observation data by automatic measuring instrument can be obtained by real time. Please check the data before you are going out. It will be helpful very much for you. You can get Pollinosis goods sold in the market. Especially effective goods are mask and goggles. By wearing those goods, you can shut off approximately 80 percents of pollen. If you have less time to have medication, over-the-counter medicine (public drug / OTC medicine ) can be gotten at the pharmacy of your town, then your symptom can be suppressed or improved. However, it is easy to be accompanied by the side effects of thirst of throat and sleepiness, and when sufficient satisfaction is not obtained, it is recommended to consult to medical institution.

3. Pollinosis Medical Examination at Medical Institution

 In order to carry out definite diagnosis of the pollinosis, some inspections are required with checking the symptom of the condition. To determine allergy cause, skin patch examination, blood test and nose induction inspection will be carried out. Pollinosis diary which record body condition is helpful. Check the diary and compare pollinosis scattering data are useful not only to diagnosis but also to the judgment of the medical treatment effect. For medication for pollinosis, pollen evasion, medication, immunity treatment and surgical operation and etc. can be used. And also some combined medication will be used depend on patient symptom.

4. Initial Treatment for Pollinosis

 The measure from early stages of pollen scattering which is called as the initial treatment of pollinosis prevents pollinosis development of symptoms strongly. Take the medicine from early stage which works prevention and it result two better effects. One is delay of starting pollinosis symptom and the other is lightly pollinosis symptom even maximum scattering dates. 2nd generation anti-histamine medicine and chemical substance isolation medicine and etc. are used as pollinosis medicine. But those medicines can be get by the prescription of medication only.

5. The feature of the pollinosis symptom in 2005

 The feature of the pollinosis in 2005 is that the number of Japan cedar cypress pollen scattering increases rapidly and strongly compared with the last year. The measure of last year may not sufficient as last year was less scattering. It will be good example to refer most worst year example until now for this year measure. The measure for worst scattering year, even you had initial treatment and evasion actions performed, still you will receive strong suffer when pollinosis maximum scattering dates. In such a case, addition to use combined medicine, more strict pollinosis evasion and regulated life will help to soften the symptom.

 

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