The reason symptoms mainly affect the eyes and nose is because that's where pollen lands and irritates your immune system. Once your immune system detects the little pollen dust in your body, it overreacts. It misidentifies the pollen as dangerous and sends out an antibody called immunoglobulin E to fight it off.
Some of the more popular prescription sleep medications include: 1  eszopiclone (Lunesta), which is a non-benzodiazepine sedative. 2  ramelteon (Rozerem), which is a melatonin receptor agonist. 3  trazodone (Desyrel), which is an antidepressant of the serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor class.
With several popular hypnotic sleep aids, including zolpidem (Ambien) and temazepam (Restoril), now linked to an increased risk of death, the July 2012 issue of the Harvard Women's Health Watch offers eight tips for getting a better night's sleep without medicine.