Late-summer hay fever - why it happens and what you need to know from a top allergy doctor

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The late summer is bringing a few days of much-needed warmth, but that can pose a problem for people with allergies. Different types of pollen are released in the summer, causing havoc for those with hay fever.

Dr Susana Marinho, Consultant Allergist and Clinical Lead of the Allergy Service at Wythenshawe Hospital, has told the Manchester Evening News everything you need to know about hay fever in August and September. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Hay fever, more appropriately named seasonal allergic rhinitis or rhinoconjunctivitis, is an allergic response to harmless substances, in this case pollen.

It will affect people during the pollen season, which in the UK runs from February to September. Different types of pollen are released in the UK throughout the year.

Tree pollen is released in the spring, while grass and weed (such as mugwort) pollen appears in the summer. Mould spores can also cause allergic rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms and are present throughout the year but with much higher counts in the summer and autumn.