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The best remedies for hay fever from Stiftung Warentest.
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pollen alert!
The same scenario every year: While some are enjoying the first rays of sunshine, others would like to pull the covers over their heads.
Where non-allergy sufferers happily celebrate spring picnics under blooming hazel bushes, allergy sufferers rub their watery, itchy eyes and runny sniffles.
Stiftung Warentest tested the best eye drops and nasal sprays for hay fever
In view of the pollen flying earlier and earlier, Stiftung Warentest has taken on an issue that is an issue for almost 12.5 million people every year: hay fever.
Due to climate change, almost 15 percent of the total population in this country is suffering from itchy eyes, a runny nose or a sore throat at an ever earlier age.
In addition to eye drops and nasal sprays, there is now even help in tablet form.
But in addition to the first pollen as early as January, the prices for patients are increasing and making it more difficult.
Expensive drugs are often - but not always - the only solution to hay fever symptoms.
Stiftung Warentest was able to confirm that there are also cheap remedies that are highly effective in helping with pollen allergies.
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Eye drops for hay fever: the test winners from Stiftung Warentest
Test winner eye drops - preventive treatment
Test winner eye drops - acute treatment
Test winner eye drops - preventive + acute treatment
Stiftung Warentest test winner acute nasal spray against hay fever
Test winner for children: Livocab Direct hay fever nasal spray
Eye drops for hay fever: the test winners from Stiftung Warentest
There are roughly three groups of active ingredients in eye drops:
Preventive
: eye drops with cromoglicic acid
Acute treatment
: eye drops with levocabastine
Preventive & acute
: drops with ketotifen
Test winner eye drops - preventive treatment
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Cromo-Stulln® UD eye drops with 2% sodium cromoglicate
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13% discount at shop pharmacy
The Cromo-Stulln® UD eye drops are used regularly 4 times a day as a preventive measure as they do not have an immediate effect.
Even after the symptoms have subsided, these eye drops should be used for as long as you are exposed to the allergens.
Price for €5.79 instead of €6.98
Test winner eye drops - acute treatment
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Azela-Vision® MD sine eye drops
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Up to 32% cheaper at Shop Apotheke
The Azela-Vision Sine eye drops are available both as practical single doses and in large dispensers.
Their highly effective mode of action is based on the action of antihistamines.
They protect against substances such as histamine, which the body produces during an allergic reaction.
They basically protect the body “from itself”.
Price €7.48 instead of €11.08
Test winner eye drops - preventive + acute treatment
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Ketotifen Stulln® UD eye drops
© Pharma Stulln
13% discount at shop pharmacy
The all-round eye drops Ketotifen Stulln can be used regularly by children from the age of 3 years.
They work against typical hay fever symptoms such as itchy, watery, red or swollen eyes and/or eyelids.
Conveniently and hygienically packaged in 10 individual doses.
Price €5.38 instead of €6.19
The best preventive nasal spray for hay fever
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Allergy eye drops Pollicrom® 20 mg/ml
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19% cheaper at Shop Apotheke
Most nasal sprays are only used for acute problems.
Nevertheless, Stiftung Warentest also has a test winner with the active ingredient cromoglicic acid, which has a preventive effect: the Pollicrom nasal spray.
Price €6.46 instead of €7.97
Stiftung Warentest test winner acute nasal spray against hay fever
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Ratioallerg hay fever spray
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49% discount at shop pharmacy
This highly effective hay fever spray is suitable for patients aged 18 and over.
As a rule, two single doses a day are enough to get the symptoms under control.
In severe cases, however, up to eight sprays a day can be administered.
Price €5.39 instead of €10.52
Test winner for children: Livocab Direct hay fever nasal spray
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Livocab® direct nasal spray
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24% cheaper at Shop Apotheke
Even the youngest patients from the age of 1 year can use this well-tolerated nasal spray.
It not only helps effectively with hay fever, but also with the symptoms of animal or dust mite allergies.
As a rule, two applications per day are sufficient, and the effect begins after just 10 minutes.
Price €12.12 instead of €15.96
