Anyone else suffering? My nose is running like a tap and eyes are itchy and red. I think it’s birch pollen that does it for me.

I’ve had this all my life, but only recently connected it to tree pollen as I don’t get hay fever. Also I can’t eat common fruits now, as the tree pollen collects in the skin and gives my mouth an allergic reaction (tingling).

The tree pollen allergy season is much earlier than hay fever season, and kicks off in February. The current unseasonable warm weather has made it worse than usual for me.

So, if you are wandering why you have the sniffles at the moment, but don’t have a cold, it probably you’re allergic to tree pollen.