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One of the aspects I enjoy about not having a traditional desk job is the opportunity of being outside to relish the seasons as they change. Tell tale signs that spring is here – empty roller coasters being tested at Hershey Park, the mulched lawns, the yellow daffodils, yellow forsythia bushes and the cherry trees blooming that I enjoy as I drive to the many different medical offices. Central Pennsylvania may not have the annual tradition of observing the largest collection of cherry blossom trees overlooking the shores of the tidal basin in Washington, D. C. But like all the other small USA towns, we do enjoy the blossoms that are sprouting all around us, even if they are budding all at once.
Now that spring is here, the latest over used weather term is now pollen vortex. Remember the weather pattern called the polar vortex during last winter? The extended long brutal winter is wreaking havoc for allergy sufferers, why? Because the extended cold weather delayed the gradual blooming of trees this spring time causing the tree pollen count to be extremely high.
Every morning my car reminds me, that spring is here with the green powder (pollen) covering the entire car. In addition, there other signs lead to spring with many different trees blooming all at once especially birch and oaks trees causing coughing, wheezing, sneezing, snorting and itching. Outdoor allergy triggers include tree pollen, weed pollen, grass pollen and mold spores. The tree pollen count is currently high with mold and grass following right behind in second and third place. What’s an allergy suffer to do now that spring is here?
Natural Remedies to combat high pollen counts:
1. Keep car windows and windows at home closed
2. Saline nasal spray
3. NetiPot
4. Shower before bed to rinse pollen out of hair
Prescription Medications options to consider:
- Oralair (new prescription medication for grass pollen allergies)
- Montelukast (Singulair)
- Immunotherapy
- Steroids
- Antihistamines
Now that spring is here, I hope allergy sufferers are able to nip the spring allergies in the bud using the natural remedy recommendations but if necessary relief is available with prescription options.