MyVoice Communications Surveys Hay Fever.

Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN) - Japanese market researcher MyVoice Communications announced the results of its recent survey on hay fever on February 22.

The company conducted a survey of 16,259 people via the Internet from February 1 to 5. Of the respondents, about 47% answered that they have had symptoms of hay fever. Of those, 12% said that their symptoms are severe while 26.5% have minor ones.

Regarding the information source they use, 78.2% mentioned TV programs, followed by the Internet (42.9%) and newspaper articles (34.5%).

When asked specific symptoms they have (multiple answers allowed), 83.3% cited runny nose, followed by eye irritation (80.4%) and sneezing (66.9%).

Regarding countermeasures they frequently take for alleviating symptoms (multiple answers allowed), 42% of the respondents use nonprescription drugs and lavage fluid for eyes, while masks and prescription drugs have gained a certain popularity: 39.7% and 36.4% of the respondents, respectively.

Further, when asked specific foods and beverages they take as a remedy (multiple answers allowed), 27.3% of the respondents frequently have yogurt and lactic acid bacteria beverages, followed by Chinese sweet tea or Rubus suvavissmus (22.7%) and candies and gums (17.4%).

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