Managing allergy season as pollen spreads and symptoms
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WHERE THERE'S NOT POLLEN ALL
OVER MY FACE. MAYBE HAVE A
SHORT MEMORY, BUT IT FEELS
WORSE THIS YEAR. THIS IS WHAT
YOU SEE EVERYWHERE. IT'S SAID
THAT YELLOW TREE POLLEN SPREADS
ON CARS ON HOUSES ON US.
>> RALEIGH HAS RIGHT NOW IN THE
TOP 10 FOR WORST ALLERGY AREAS
IN THE COUNTRY. AND THAT MEANS
THAT A LOT OF US ARE GOING TO
BE REACHING FOR THAT ALLERGY
MEDICINE FOR FAST RELIEF.
WRAL, HEALTH REPORTER, GRACE
TEVA SHARES HOW TO TACKLE THIS
ALLERGY SEASON. THE RIGHT WAY.
>> AS ALLERGY SEASON RAMPS UP
IN NORTH CAROLINA, MANY OF US
WILL BE WALKING DOWN AISLES
AND REACHING FOR MEDICATION
AND KNOWING WHAT TO GRAB.
AND WHEN IS KEY TO FINDING FAST
RELIEF. THE HONEY FROM THE
FARMERS MARKET ANSWERING IN
SOME T LIKE LOCAL HONEY, NORTH
CAROLINIANS, JUST LIKE HE
TISSUES ON HAND. IF YOU CAN DO
LIKE AN ALLERGY PILL, KEEP ON
HAND TO DOING WHATEVER THEY
CAN TO FIND AND OUTS OF RELIEF.
I ALWAYS TELL PATIENTS WHENEVER
YOU GO TO LIKE THE COLD AND FLU
AISLE AND THE ALLERGY OUT, IT'S
VERY OVERWHELMING BECAUSE
THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF OPTIONS.
THEY ALL KIND OF LOOK SIMILAR
FOR BOTH NEW AND SEASONED
ALLERGY SUFFERERS AND IN A
HISTAMINE IS TYPICALLY
RECOMMENDED. FIRST LOOK FOR A
BOX THAT'S EITHER BLUE OR GREEN
AND CONTAINS LORETTA DEAN OR
SIT. HERE'S E S PATIENTS CAN
FIND RELIEF IF THEY CHANGE INTO
HIS DEMANDS. AND SOMETIMES
THEIR BODY MIGHT GET ONE TO ONE
KIND. AND SO THEY CAN TRY
DIFFERENT BRAND IF THAT DOESN'T
DO THE TRICK.
IT MAY BE TIME TO INTRODUCE A
NASAL SPRAY INTO THE MIX.
BUT CHOOSE CAREFULLY NASAL
SPRAY THAT CAN BE GOOD FOR A
RUNNY NOSE. BUT THAT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THIS ONE CANNOT
BE USED FOR MORE THAN 3 DAYS AT
A TIME. IF YOUR SYMPTOMS HAVE
AND KEEP YOU YET. BUT YOU HAVE
SUFFERED IN THE PAST. IT'S A
GOOD IDEA TO START TAKING
MEDICATION. NOW.
AND BUCKLE IN FOR A POTENT FEW
MONTHS WITHOUT ABOUT A MONTH
LEFT TO GO OF THIS TREE POLLEN.
AND THEN AS SOON AS THAT BACKS
OFF, THAT'S WHEN THE GRASS
POLLEN STARTS TO SPIKE. AND
USUALLY THAT PEAKS DURING THE
MONTH OF MAY.
>> AND GRASS POLLEN TYPICALLY
LAST THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY.
SO WE'VE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO.
THEN YOU GET RAGWEED LATER ON
IN THE SUMMER IN WAKE COUNTY,
GRACE, TEVA, WRAL, NEWS SHOW.
AND HERE'S AN IMPORTANT NOTE.
IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE WHO HAS
ANY HEART PROBLEMS OR HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE, PAY ATTENTION
TO SEE IF THERE IS THAT THE ON
YOUR ALLERGY MEDICATION?
LIKE CLARITIN D RIGHT HERE.
THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS A
DECONGESTANT IN THAT.
>> WHICH CAN CAUSE SOME SOME
SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO CERTAIN
PEOPLE. SO MAKE SURE TO SPEAK
WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL BOUT, WHICH