Why am I not suffering with hay fever this year?

My hay fever is induced by grass and like OP's was literally disabling. Antihistamines even at 3x max dose did nothing. I needed salbutamol to be able to breathe. It was bad enough that the NHS gave immunotherapy (which did nothing other than occupy a great deal of time sitting around after each injection as you have to wait in the clinic for an hour afterwards in case you keel over with anaphylaxis). It is late this year, at least a week late, maybe two - it's normally coming on in the last week of May and I've barely felt it. I think this is due to the weather staying cold and delaying the grass. Steroids are TERRIFYINGLY effective against hay fever. The nasal spray might have helped but I doubt it has transformed it - and the nasal steroids never helped me, they simply dribbled out unabsorbed over the mass of inflammation and mucus. **I think it's just late starting because May was so cold and damp.** 2.5mg prednisolone would melt the symptoms from "literally crippling" to "barely present" for several hours. You'll never get a prescription for it for hay fever though and long-term risks of using it are VERY high - nevertheless in years past it used to be routine to give kenalog (steroid) injections for severe hay fever, which gave profound relief. And prolonged inflammation and insomnia also have health risks. Your health is your own, respect the medical training of Doctors, but also DYOR about risks; there are still clinics which will give off-label kenalog. Some stuff that may help: \* Blowing your nose is futile, stuff tissue up it and plug it. Far more comfortable than the river of snot. \* At the first sign of skin irritation, get heavy duty moisturiser - or simple vaseline - over EVERYTHING around the nose. \* Cold air is often far better, even if it's still full of pollen. Air-condition your bedroom. Close the windows, get an a/c with a decent filter, shower your head well - soap + water + rinse before bed. I used to get profound relief in minutes from stepping in to any air conditioned space. \* Completely avoid any alcohol or other allergens you're aware of. Allergies and inflammations compound - that is, alcohol is likely to make hay fever much worse. When you are allergic to one thing, other allergens you would normally tolerate will hurt you - for example if you have a mild gluten intolerance that you don't normally notice, in hay fever season it will fuck you. \* If you're fat, fix that. Do anything. Get private GLP1 meds; do keto; fast for a week at a time. Whatever it takes. Being fat makes you inflamed which makes allergies far worse. Personally what reduced mine from disabling to annoying was a ketogenic diet, to which I have mostly stuck for 20 years.