Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief
Sneezing, wheezing … it’s allergy season. Science Photo Library/Getty Images by Levi Keller, University of Colorado Anschutz Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars…
Sneezing, wheezing … it’s allergy season. Science Photo Library/Getty Images by Levi Keller, University of Colorado Anschutz Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches. As an allergist and immunologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, I help patients with seasonal allergies and associated allergic diseases manage their conditions, and one question comes up year in and out: Will this season be worse than last year?