Allergic Reactions Diagram
If you live in the south, you may already be feeling the pain of allergies: the sniffling nose, the red, itchy eyes, the sinus headache…you know the drill. Because we have had a long, harsh winter the plants have had lots of time to rest and are ready to burst into bloom and spread pollen at a tremendous rate! Some experts are predicting a robust pollen season and the results will mean a robust allergy season.
If you haven’t had an allergy test to confirm which plants you react to most strongly you may not be as well prepared to deal with your allergies as you could be. Trees are the first to cause allergies, followed by weeds and then grass. Cedar, Oak, Birch and Sweetgum are primary trees allergens and are already at extremely high levels in some areas. Ragweed and pigweed top the list for weeds and when the grass pollens hit, you’ll need to watch out for the Ryegrass. If you have a treatment plan ready to launch, you know what you are allergic to and you watch the pollen counts, you can save yourself a lot of discomfort.
In addition, keep windows closed to keep pollen out of the house and the car, take a shower when you come in from outside to remove the pollen from your body and stay on top of allergy medications. Some cities are worse than others for pollen with Louisville, KY topping the list and Dallas, TX and New York moving up in the Spring Allergy Capitals rankings. Allergists are predicting specific peak allergy time periods for regions of the country. Do your research and be prepared so you can enjoy the spring and not suffer through it!
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