As the Met Office warns of exceedingly high volumes of the substance amid the heatwave, Helen Coffey asks the experts whether allergy season is getting worse and finds out how to survive the summer without the sneezing fits

The Met Office has predicted 'very high' pollen counts across most of England and Wales from Sunday, which will continue into next week's heatwave.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…