Early blooms mean headaches for allergy sufferers in the Philadelphia region

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While this week marked the official start of spring, some allergy sufferers may have noticed the symptoms of the season started earlier this year.

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She's not wrong and she's not alone. The CDC says more than 80 million Americans have seasonal allergies and the season started early this year. That's been an upward trend over time. According to the EPA, the growing season in the United States is about two weeks longer than it was in the 90s. That means two more weeks for allergy sufferers to be exposed to pollen.

She and her friend, Kaitlyn Flanagan, said they're getting a little relief with the help of over-the-counter medication."We definitely get some sniffles when we go out on walks in the morning and whatnot but still love seeing all the blooms," said Flanagan.

 

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