Watch your windows, polish your pets and start to spray – 8 top tips to tackle hayfever as early spring pollen bomb hits [Video]

THE explosion of a pollen bomb in parts of the UK could spell early spring misery for hayfever sufferers.

Seasonal allergies set off by trees are expected to take hold two weeks earlier than normal.

In fact, Birch pollen is already releasing into the air ahead of schedule.

And symptoms sparked by grass pollens, which normally take hold around May, are predicted to strike sooner too.

With 48 per cent of us reacting to more than one trigger, Dr Helen Wall, a GP partner from Bolton, gives her expert tips on how to survive the incoming annual allergy attack.

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