Itchy red eyes, noses that won’t stop running and a fear of going outdoors have set in around Denver as allergy season ramps up. 🤧
Tree pollen is very high right now, contributing to an overall high pollen count, according to the Weather Channel, and people are right to worry about symptoms hitting harder this year.
“I’m sure you’ve heard everyone say ‘This is the worst allergy season ever.’ They say that every year — and they’re correct every year,” says Bill Anderson, medical director of the allergy immunology section at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “Every year is the worst allergy season.”
In Colorado, allergy season starts as early as late February, according to Anderson. Spring is tree pollen season, then grass season hits in May, and in mid-August, weed season kicks off and lasts until a hard frost.
According to Anderson, who’s also a professor of pediatric allergy and immunology at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, climate change has slowly extended allergy season over time.
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