OK this is the time of year when the sun is shining, skies are blue and its a joyous happy time, the children are out, sun up to sun down enjoying the big outdoors............. can you hear the skid of brakes and the rewind button here?Paige and Conor have suffered with hayfever for years, its a really hard time for them and when the sun is out and flowers blooming, the misery faced by them and millions of sufferers is a hard price to pay for warm weather.
Paige has had hayfever the longest and has tried so many variants of medication, always finding that the relief is usually only for a season, then when the next spring rolls around, we are off to the Dr's for a new tablet trial. She has the worst blocked nose and sneezing I have heard and for the last four years been on various nasal sprays, all of which have the awful side effect, nose bleeds, which are very alarming to even see, let alone suffer.
Conor developed hayfever after Paige but in milder form, however this year he has been really poorly with it, he was given a nasal spray too, I inwardly groaned but know that his schoolwork is suffering as he feels so lousy and something needed to be done.
I have researched a few alternatives, taking honey each day from local bees as this is homeopathic 'Treating like with like' Problem being both my two are not fond of it. We tried Vaseline on the nose, its unpleasant greasy and too thick. They both say it smells and so its not been a good option, we needed something that was easy to do, not inconvenient, not sticky on a hot day, all this and natural, this is where the Haymax I was sent was given a try.
I liked the statement that HayMax can be used with your ongoing treatment and will act as a potentiator. So if nothing else it would hopefully increase the effectiveness of the prescription meds.
This is what the leaflet said
HayMax™ has been tried and tested, and has been trialled by dozens of people with fantastic results. Max Wiseberg ran a simple trial of HayMax™ in July, August and September of 2004. Pollen counts were regularly high during the trial period. All respondents who had the opportunity to try HayMax™ during their allergic season reported that HayMax™ worked.
Those taking part in the trial were asked to rate HayMax™ on a scale from 1 to 5:
5: Worked brilliantly. No sneezes, no irritation of eyes.
4: Worked well. Occasional sneeze and/or eye irritation.
3: Worked: Reduction in effects. But still get attacks of sneezing etc.
2: Hardly worked: Still experiencing most of the effects.
1: Didn't work: No help whatsoever. Just as horrible as ever.
The results were excellent:
• The average rating for HayMax™ was between 3.9 and 4.0.
• There were no drowsy side effects.
• All respondents said it worked and gave a mark of 3 or better.
It has been recommended frequently in the national press and by Janey Lee Grace, as well as Dr Chris Steele MBE on ITV’s This Morning four times!
I was sent a pot of HayMax Aloe Vera, one of a set of three drug free pollen barrier balms, the others being HayMax Pure and Haymax Lavender.
Its a tiny little pot, 5ml and to be truthful, I thought well this won't go round one nose let alone two for the week I intended to give it.
It arrived on a dull cloudy rainy day, the sort of day where hayfever sufferers noses breathe and sniff a sigh of relief.I showed Paige who is the open I will give anything a try type of gal, we read the info on the leaflet and the words "No side effects", "Suitable for pregnant women, children , men and cynics (note the bold for later) Value for money, my ears pricked up, I love a bargain!!! One pot can last a whole summer.
We both did look at the pot with amazement, Paige said maybe its like the tardis!!
We decided it would be a good idea to start straight away despite the low pollen count as it was a dull day, so she applied it as directed, which is along the bottom of the nose.
We hit another heatwave by last Sunday and the pollen count soared this week,so Haymax got the full test, Paige applied it around both nostrils, she said she didn't want pollen getting in anywhere, bless her.
Next onto Conor, who at this point was happily watching TV until the nasty mummy came with another lotion/potion to impose on him and upset his day. (These opinions do not necessarily reflect those of his parent !)
Here is the cynic I mentioned earlier, Conor is great in that everything is tested to his standards and he starts every venture, be it a new sport, school project, life skill with total scepticism and the statement "I don't want to do/take/try it. Its probably not going to work!" Whilst sometimes hard to see from an optimists standpoint, it comes in useful when trying alternative health products.
He was and is the child who refused to take any tablets without a battle and while we are not ones for taking pills for any symptoms, preferring to find and treat the cause, there is still the time when medication has to be taken.
So after trying, charm, cajolery, bribery and then facing threat of groundings he usually gives in, he is older now and has a choice so this was going to be tricky. He would have to agree.
I sat down and showed him the pot, already bigging it up, so he might at least think about trying it, I mentioned that it was drug free, so no side effects ie, threat of nose bleeds, drowsiness and lack of concentration that comes with over the counter hayfever medication. Easy to use, no nasty stuff squirted up your nose, as I read out the testimonials, I could feel him weighing it up.
He looked at me and said "Can't I just carry on taking what I have got?" to fill you in, the nasal spray by the way took several days of coaxing and him moaning it was horrible disgusting, never would work, he has only been on it three weeks and he still says he would rather suffer and not be able to breathe every day than take it!
I reminded him of his hatred of the spray, that HayMax would be better as it was just rubbing it around his nose, he looked at it with disdain, and stuck his finger in the pot,, "There is hardly anything on my finger!" Ha ha I had him, "Well then there is no problem trying it" He was weakening pretty quickly as he asked "Do I have to?" I nodded yes, he huffed and said "Its not going to work!" but he had amazingly given in to reason.
So the results of the week then, Paige used for Saturday and Sunday, on Monday morning just before school, she said she felt she was sneezing less and felt less bunged up. Conor said he did not feel any different.
They both have PE on Monday through to Wednesday and Conor runs on Tuesday and Thursday so these are bad bad hayfever days.
Paige came home on Monday and said it was the best she felt, she had played rounders, sat out on the school field for lunch and had sneezed four times at lunch, not at all in lessons, this was pretty remarkable as she sneezes non stop usually. She said she rubbed it around the cheekbone beneath her eyes too and it seems to have helped more.
She decided she wanted to stop taking the nasal spray, I was dubious after only a very short trial but know the nosebleeds are too much for her and she dreads sneezing in case it brings one on, so said OK.
Conor arrived home and announced that HayMax made a wasp land on him,!!!!!!!!!
I asked did it land on his nose then, he said no, his arm. Paige possibly put it better than me when she said "Conor don't be a doughnut all your life!" He laughed and said "OK well it probably didn't make it land on me but I hate wasps!" He said he didn't feel any different but when asked said he could not remember sneezing lots.
Tuesday Paige did not sneeze at all, she had sport, went off in the evening to feed some horses and not a sniffle. This was also day one of not using the spray that she has had to use for four years.
Conor got up on Tuesday and said he could breathe in one nostril, came home later and said I sneezed three times and that's it. He said and I quote for all the cynics. "Its brilliant Mum, can we get it all the time? Its amazing, I had cricket and could breathe and my nose was not running at all." Wow fourth day and a positive reaction from the doubter, but from the sceptical approach, it means he won't ever admit to something working if it doesn't. He went running and after his six mile did a workout on the grass tracks and this is usually a nightmare. He came home and said his throat was itchy but his nose was good and throat not as bad as usual anyway.
Wednesday came and Conor ditched the nasal spray, Paige was now two days off hers and no problems.
Saturday Paige did have a nose bleed, it was so mild she dealt with it herself, we normally have to sit pinching her nose for 20 minutes and they are very heavy, but I am hoping and presuming the blood vessels are still weakened and this in time will pass.
We all made the decision to keep up with the tablets for another week or two and then try drug free.
I am overly impressed with this little pot of HayMax, it has really amazed me and in such short time, oh and it could be like the tardis as it looks as if none has been used. Yet two children have been using three times a day.
If you want to read other peoples opinions try here http://www.haybalm.f2s.com/index.html
HayMax™ products are now available at most Lloyds and Co-operative pharmacies,as well as selected Asda, Boots, Tesco, Waitrose and Holland and Barrett stores
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