Allergy Season's Worst Cities & Relief Tips

0:00Allergy season is hitting millions hard this year, with runny noses, itchy eyes, and non-stop sneezing from tree, grass, and weed pollen. The asthma and allergy foundation just dropped their list of worst cities for sufferers, Boise Idaho Topsyd, followed by San Diego, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Provo, Utah, and Rochester, New York. Climate change is stretching these seasons longer, and making them more intense. But good news. Treatments have stepped up big time over the last. Decade. Pollons just plants doing their reproduction thing. Starting with trees like birch, oak, and maple in early spring, then grasses such as rye and permuda, and weeds later on. You can track counts easy through sites like the American Academy of Allergy Asma and Immunology. They've got stations nationwide sending updates by email or online. Folks are feeling the burn, losing sleep, struggling at work or school, especially after last year's record-breaking pollen bomb in the southeast.

1:00Experts say, avoid it first, keep windows shut in your house and car, rock long sleeves outside, shower and change clothes right when you get home. Rinse eyes and nose was sailing, even mask up like pandemic days to block the air. For relief, nasal sprays work best if you aim them outward toward your ear, not straight up beets pills like claritin or zirtec that take longer to, kick in, skip the social media hype on local honey, it doesn't touch airborne pollen. If symptoms wreck your life, hit up an alleges for shots that retrain your immune system. With milder winters and longer growing seasons, expect these allergy marathons to keep testing us, so stay ahead with these moves and breathe easier, outdoors. That's your update from Vancouver News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.