This post was sponsored by Xyzal® Allergy 24HR, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Ad.
It’s that time of year. The flowers are blooming and the trees are turning green. While it’s beautiful outside, do your spring allergies make you tired?
Dave has long struggled with spring allergies. He gets congested, has to constantly clear his throat, and he is the only person I know that can seriously sneeze at least 30 times in a row! It’s like non-stop, rapid fire sneezing! While it’s a bit funny, I know being stuffed up and sneezing all the time isn’t fun. On top of that his symptoms get much worse when he mows the lawn.
And it all affects his sleep.
That’s why I was interested to learn that Xyzal Allergy 24 HR, an antihistamine, is now available over-the-counter (OTC) on retail shelves nationwide. At full prescription strength it is designed to relieve symptoms associated with seasonal and year-round allergies and it’s made to be as effective at hour 24 as it is at hour 1.
If your allergies make you tired, you’ll be intrigued to learn about a social experiment that used wearable devices to track the sleep and activity habits of 80 allergy sufferers and 80 non-allergy sufferers. It found that allergy sufferers had a harder time falling asleep and staying asleep than people without allergies. It was also found that allergy sufferers were also less rested and less physically active during the day than people without allergies.
According to the social experiment:
- Allergy symptoms were the top factor that negatively impacted the sleep of allergy sufferers – even more so than stress, temperature, discomfort, or work
- An allergy sufferers sleep could be disrupted nearly 4 times more than that of a person without allergies
- Allergy sufferers traveled an average of 3.16 miles a day while active, while non-allergy sufferers whereas people without allergies traveled 3.35 miles. This averages to 69 fewer miles a year – the distance of two and a half marathons!
What’s even better, the makers of the new Xyzal Allergy 24HR care about the results of this social experiment and are sharing it to encourage allergy sufferers to Wise Up about the importance of managing your allergies this spring so you can have a better night’s sleep and Rise Up in the morning to take on the day.
Dave is looking forward to giving Xyzal Allergy 24 HR a try this spring and I’m excited to offer the giveaway below for one reader to win a Xyzal Wise Up and Rise Up kit!
WIN IT!
One reader of 2 Wired 2 Tired will win a Xyzal Wise Up and Rise Up Kit!
Prize Pack includes:
- 1 box Xyzal® Allergy 24HR (10 tablets)
- 1 Bucky 40 Blinks Sleep Mask
- 2 canvas tote bags
- 4 packets Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
- 1 sdber® Fashion Cube Alarm Clock
- 1 To-Do List Notepad
- 1 blue plush blanket
- 1 talking Nigel the Xyzal wise owl (plush toy)
To enter use the Rafflecopter form below.
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Giveaway is open only to US residents ages 18 years of age or older.
A winner will be selected at random once the giveaway has ended and will be notified by email.
Good luck!
About the Social Experiment
This social experiment was sponsored by Sanofi Consumer Healthcare and conducted by Russell Research. It used wearable devices to assess the sleep patterns and activities of 80 allergy sufferers and 80 non-sufferers for 30 consecutive days between October and December 2016. Participants also completed a daily survey to track perceptions of their allergy symptoms (for the 80 allergy sufferers), sleep patterns and activities, as a way to provide additional context for the wearable device data. For the purposes of the experiment, allergy sufferers are defined as those who suffer from moderate or severe indoor and outdoor allergies in the fall or year round, and who take allergy medication 2 days per week or less.
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My husband has severe allergies
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It seem like the more I get older cut the grass kills my allergies.
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My husband and I both suffer from bad allergies
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Allergies, please go away!
I’d like my grand daughter to try this, she is forever fighting with her allergies
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Allergies seem particularly strong this season.
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I spend a lot of times in the woods/mountains, and have yet to find a product that works.
I would love to give this to my niece to try. She’s always had problems with allergies and we’d like to get some sort of relief for her.
I’ve been seeing Xyzal commercials and would like to try it. My husband and I both have seasonal allergies.
I could use a morning pick me up- my husband wakes me up every night with his crinkling wrappers or snoring or just wanting someone else to be awake because he is!
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I’ve never tried Zyzal, so when the next bout of pollen hits me I’ll be great.
I’m always waking up groggy and tired I’d like to wake up feeling more refreshed and less drained!
I like this allergy medication. That owl is so cute.
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My oldest son is having a lot of allergy problems so I would like to try Xyzal.
I want to win the Xyzal Wise Up and Rise Up Prize Pack so I can give it to my Mom and help her with her allergies.
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I want to win the Xyzal Wise Up and Rise Up Prize Pack so I can see it this product will help my allergies.
I just want the owl for my grandson !
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Would love to try this. Been seeing the comnwrcials
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I have allergies and would love to try this, always on the look out for good allergy meds.
The older that my husband and I get, the more our allergies bug us. They also interfere with sleep!
My allergies are encouraging me to try this new product!
I want to win to see if this product works for my allergies
Just came in from mowing the lawn and the locust treees are in full bloom don’t feel so good right now
I want to win because I have allergies.
i have really bad seasonal allergies, this giveaway is great
I have seasonal allergies and I would like to try this to see if it helps.
i would like to win this for my husband, he is suffering with allergies
Well lets see why do I want to win… I like the blue color on that blanket and I need one of those. The cube clock is adorable and I could use the allergy medication.
My spouse needs any help with his allergies he can get! haha
I think my husband would benefit from it and feel better instead of suffering
I want to win this to help me fight my annoying allergy issues.
I have horrible allergies and could use the sleeping mask to help block out lights and help me sleep and the coffee to help me wake up
I have heavy cat allergies. When they run through the house it’s like a tornado of hair. My nose, eyes, and head need relief I can count on.
I want to win the Xyzal Wise Up and Rise Up Prize Pack to try this medication for my allergies and sinus troubles.
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I’ve tried so many others, I would love to try Zyzal. It would be great if it works as well for me as it does for others!
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