California’s epic storm season has left another lasting issue behind — a potentially epic spring allergy season.
He said he’s seeing an uptick in patients calling in and that tree pollen is what’s affecting people right now.
“In a year like this where we’ve had a lot of rain, we might get significant pollen levels even into June or July,” said Torrano. “So it’s just going to be a tough year and we’re going to all have to be careful and take our medication.”Much of the Bay Area is a 10 out of 10 in the allergy forecast. New government research suggests pollen season is starting 20 days earlier, and lasts 10 days longer than usual.
There is 21% more pollen in the air than in 1990, largely fueled by the carbon dioxide from man-made climate change. To fight seasonal allergies, Torrano suggests over the counter allergy medication, saline nasal sprays, and eye drops. Ajlouni is doing it all – and so are most of her friends. This article tagged under:
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