Self-Hypnosis May Help Hay Fever Sufferers

Anyone who suffers from hay fever knows how irritating and, in some cases, disabling, the condition can prove. The New Scientist reports that self-hypnosis may be able to provide some relief.

I have to admit my motives for reporting this story are not entirely pure, the abstract does contain a phrase with natural comedy value. Apparently, in assessing the effectiveness of the treatment, something called a 'nasal provocation test' was carried out.

"Excuse me, is that your nose, or did a bus park on your face?"
"Ooh, I wish I were you, to be able to smell your own ear."
"Say, does that thing there influence the tides?"

[Taken from here]
New Scientist

1 comments

Anonymous miho on 19/4/06 1:01 AM 

It may work because one of the causes of hay fever come from stress. Some people experience hay fever after they reached the age of 20 to 25, started working.
But life is usually stressful therefore, fastest way to get rid of hay fever is using natural herbs and it works !