10 Problems Only Hay Fever Sufferers Will Understand

5. It's Like Having A Permanent Cold

Colds can be immensely annoying, especially if they crop up during a particularly busy period of your life. Your immune system doesn't realise you've got three meetings and a Tinder date tomorrow; it's had this break planned for a while now, and is going to shut down no matter how much you beg it to work overtime. The sole comfort of a cold is the knowledge that it'll be gone in a week or so, but not hay fever. Every victim's experience will differ, but you'll typically be looking at a month or two of sniffling, sneezing and involuntarily crying your eyes out.