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Table 5 Classification outputs

From: Deep learning for pollen allergy surveillance from twitter in Australia

ID

Prob.

Example*

Implication**

Class

1

0.995

I look like I just cried, but really it’s a hay fever

watery eyes

Informative - symptom

1

0.588

I’m getting hayfever sob no thank you

watery eyes

Informative - symptom

1

0.993

Tears and snot are streaming down my face at the moment #hayfever

watery eyes, runny nose

Informative - symptom

1

0.996

My hay fever is in overdrive today. Can’t stop sniffing

runny nose

Informative - symptom

1

0.999

@username I have an awful hay fever. Bad smells do not affect me during pollen season

congested nose

Informative - symptom

1

0.503

@username A really bad dose of hayfever that kept me up all last night. Not even herbal tea could help. Hopefully, it’ll ease down soon…

sleep disturbance

Informative - symptom

1

0.994

Thank hay fever in Melbourne today for me being awake at 4am. Existence is a real pain

sleep disturbance

Informative - symptom

1

0.660

me tries to sleep, me starts suffering from hayfever

sleep disturbance

Informative - symptom

1

0.989

i had hayfever for a week now and my lips have been getting dried up easilly so i have to lip it moist it

new symptom

Informative - symptom

1

0.857

Hayfever decided to turn more into cough and made me lose my voice a bit...

new symptom

Informative - symptom

1

0.999

Time to stock up on antihistamine as hay fever season fast approaching

treatment (generic)

Informative - treatment

1

0.727

@username Can’t wait for the spring, just have to remember to use my hay fever spray!

treatment (generic)

Informative - treatment

1

0.999

With Sudafed and plenty of water I have made it through the presention today! Hay fever won’t beat me anymore!

treatment (specific)

Informative - treatment

1

0.999

Too bad Loratadine is not helping with hay fever today.

treatment (specific)

Informative - treatment

3

0.947

EXCLUSIVE: @username shares his tips to alleviate watery eyes, an itchy or dribbling nose and constant coughing caused by hay fever.

watery eyes, itchy nose

Non-Informative - news

3

0.999

A study led by Prof Robyn O’Hehir has found a tablet used to treat chronic #hayfever could protect sufferers from future thunderstorm asthma events #immunotherapy

treatment (generic)

Non-Informative - news

3

0.999

Is TCM really better than Western medicine to help with hay fever? Chinese researchers think so. @username reports. #TCM #hayfever #medicine #Western #treatment

treatment (generic)

Non-Informative - news

3

0.999

A useful @username article speaking about the use of antihistamines in allergic rhinitis known as hay fever. it also inc. evidence of isotonic nasal salines that help to alleviate the antihistamine reliance, reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

treatment (generic)

Non-Informative - marketing

3

0.999

New article about makeup tips for hayfever sufferers to conceal a red nose and itchy eyes has been posted on Daily Celeb Pics

new symptom, itchy eyes

Non-Informative - marketing

4

0.821

@username Tearing up or as Mr. Bart would say, "I’ve got a little bit of Hay fever".

watery eyes

Non-Informative - unrelated

4

0.873

I can sound like an echo of what has been written already: I’m really sorry you had to endure all of this, hope all the vacant passengers get nasty hayfever or even worse, also hope you get support if needed!

generic

Non-Informative - ambiguous

  1. * Usernames have been replaced with @username and posts have been obfuscated (paraphrased) due to privacy considerations.
  2. ** Symptoms defined according to Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), listed at https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/allergic-rhinitis-hay-fever-and-sinusitis/allergic-rhinitis-or-hay-fever.