10 Problems Only Hay Fever Sufferers Will Understand

10. Waking Up With Your Eyes Glued Shut

There's nothing quite like starting the day unable to open your eyes. Hay fever season extends the morning of its sufferers, nixing any chance of a lie-in by gluing their eyes tightly shut with...whatever that gunk is. Non-victims might get annoyed by the occasional "bit of sleep" stuck in their eyelashes for a few minutes until they have a shower, but those with hay fever must quickly become used to waking up blind. Temporary remedies include splashing cold water directly into your eyes, curling up into a tight ball and weeping the blockage clear, or begging for mercy while sacrificing a newborn lamb to the malevolent hay fever gods.