While most of the country has dealt with abnormally frigid temperatures over the past few weeks, parts of the West Coast have been particularly dry and warm. Though many people are enjoying these mild temperatures, NBC Bay Area reports that the "unseasonably warm weather […] has triggered early blooms and an early allergy season."
"We're getting an increase in seasonal allergy sufferers who would be suffering in spring time, and now they are suffering in January," Denise Wood of Advanced Allergy Solutions said in an interview with the news outlet. "Without the rain pulling everything to the ground, we're having increases of particulate matter in the air on top of warm weather and plants producing more pollen."
As a result, folks in San Francisco and the surrounding area may be experiencing symptoms of a cold, which Wood says is an indication that they're suffering from seasonal allergies.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the abundance of pollen will die down anytime soon. According to the source's meteorologist, Jeff Ranieri, winds are expected to push these particles into the air throughout the weekend.
This begs the question: What can allergy sufferers in the Bay Area do to keep their symptoms at a minimum?
Experts recommend changing your clothes and showering when you get home at the end of the day so that you're not carrying pollen into your home. Additionally, there are allergy solutions available at Allergy Be Gone that can make a significant difference in your quality of life. Browse our website today and consider purchasing hypoallergenic bedding or an allergen air purifier.
