A new study says a passionate 30-minute kiss can help relieve the misery of hayfever.
Researchers found kissing relaxes the sufferer and reduces production of histamine which triggers hayfever, reports the Mirror.
A team at Satou Hospital in Japan told 24 men and women with hayfever to spend 30 minutes kissing their partners while listening to soft music.
The experiment was repeated with cuddles but not kisses. Blood samples showed a significant drop in antibodies fighting the allergens after the kissing session but no response at all to cuddling.
The same happened in patients with atopic dermatitis, a skin condition also triggered by allergies.
Research leader Dr Hajime Kimata said: “These results indicate for the first time that kissing may alleviate allergic responses.”
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A snog can ‘cure hayfever’
A new study says a passionate 30-minute kiss can help relieve the misery of hayfever.
Researchers found kissing relaxes the sufferer and reduces production of histamine which triggers hayfever, reports the Mirror.
A team at Satou Hospital in Japan told 24 men and women with hayfever to spend 30 minutes kissing their partners while listening to soft music.
The experiment was repeated with cuddles but not kisses. Blood samples showed a significant drop in antibodies fighting the allergens after the kissing session but no response at all to cuddling.
The same happened in patients with atopic dermatitis, a skin condition also triggered by allergies.
Research leader Dr Hajime Kimata said: “These results indicate for the first time that kissing may alleviate allergic responses.”
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