Allergies are becoming worse even as treatments are becoming better. How is that possible? Dr. Nirmala Arora, an allergist and clinical immunologist, blames rising allergens on the depleting, protective ozone layer. Studies in recent years also indicate this depletion is a major factor in the disconnect between what allergy medicines can do and are doing.
An increase in carbon dioxide temperatures can increase the size of a plant, which causes it to produce more pollen. That's terrible news for people who live in or close to cities.
"Millions of us are sneezing and wheezing from allergies and asthma worsened by climate-change-fueled ragweed pollen and ozone-smog pollution," said Juan Declet-Barreto, who is part of the Climate and Clean Air program at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Worse, smog not only increases pollen levels, but it can irritate the lungs and worsen asthma, causing a double whammy to allergy sufferers. In May 2015, a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) indicated that 275 U.S. counties exhibited at least one day where their residents were engulfed in unhealthy ozone conditions and had ragweed close by.
As a result of the fast, depleting ozone and the rise in smog, it's becoming more difficult for medicines to keep up. However, there is a solution that doesn't involve tablets or nasal sprays. To better combat allergies, equip your home with allergy-fighting devices. Air cleaners can reduce asthma and allergy symptoms and whole house air cleaners can filter your house's air for up to five years.
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