Atlanta (AP) – Allergic season Can be miserable Tens of millions of Americans When wood, grass and other pollen cause runny nose, itchy eyes, cough and sneezing.
Where you live, there are allergies and lifestyle The seriousness of allergies. Experts point out that climate change leads to longer and intense allergies, but over the past decade, seasonal allergic treatment is more effective.
Here are some tips for experts to prevent allergic symptoms. You can also enjoy it outdoors.
Where is the pollen level this year?
American asthma and allergies Annual ranking If you have allergies based on the use of pharmaceuticals, the number of pollen, and the number of allergens that can be purchased without prescription, the most difficult city to live.
The top five cities this year are as follows. Wichita, Kansas; New Orleans; Oklahoma City; Tula, Oklahoma; And Memphis.
What is the pollen that causes allergies?
There are three main types of pollen. Wood pollen is the main culprit in the early spring. After that, the grass is followed by moisture and weeds follow in late summer and early autumn.
Some of the most common wooden pollen that causes allergies include birch, cedar, trees, maple, Elm, oak and walnuts. The grass that causes symptoms includes Bermuda, Johnson, Lai and Kentucky Blue Gras.
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How do you track the pollen level?
Pollen trackers can help you go outside. The Counting Station network across the United States allows the US allergic asthma and immunological academies to be available. Through website and email.
Limit exposure to pollen
The best and first step in allergic control is to avoid exposure. Even when the outside is good, keep the window in the car and close the house.
Dr. James Baker, an allergic expert at the University of Michigan, said that if you go out, you can wear a long sleeve to the skin away from the skin. He also added that it provides some solar protection.
When you arrive home, change your clothes and take off all the pollen, including your hair every day. If you can’t wash your hair every day, you can cover it out with a hat or scarf. Pollen follows, so don’t go to bed in external clothes.
Experts are also useful to rinse your eyes and nose with saline to remove pollen, experts said. And the mask that gained us through infectious diseases can protect you from allergies, but they do not help with eye symptoms.
How to relieve allergic symptoms
Experts say that nasal sprays, which can be purchased without prescription, are one of the most effective treatments for seasonal allergies.
But the majority of patients use it incorrectly, stimulating some of the nose, saying, Dr. Kathleen Mays, an allergic expert at Georgia’s Augusta University. She suggested to fishing outward to the ear without plugging the nozzle straight.
Allergic drugs that can be purchased without prescriptions such as Claritin, Allegra and Zyrtec can help, but it may not be effective because it moves to the mouth, experts said.
Experts can also take into account allergic promises to immunotherapy if allergic symptoms affect your quality of life, which affects the quality of life, such as losing sleep or lack of concentration at work.
Some remedies for allergic slogans that circulate in social media or proposed by celebrities have integrated local honey into the diet and exposed them to pollen.
Dr. Shayam Joshi, an allergic expert at the College of Health Sciences, Oregon, does not contain air pollen, which generally causes allergic flowers.
Is the allergic season changing?
Due to climate change, winter is lighter and the seasons get longer, so there are more opportunities for pollen to stay in the air, resulting in longer and more serious allergies.
In many parts of the country, the number of pollen has been broken decades. At the end of March, the Atlanta Allergy and the asthma Center measured more than 14,000 pollen per cubic meter, which is considered very high.
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