People allergic to pollen suffer from blooming vegetation, especially in spring and summer.
You can find out here which plants and trees are currently causing problems.
Itchy eyes, tiredness, sneezing attacks: Anyone who has a pollen allergy reacts with physical complaints when the pollen flies. The symptoms vary depending on the pollen allergy. Early bloomers such as hazel, alder and birch * have their main season from December to March.
Ambrosia, on the other hand, is a typical late bloomer.
Originally from the USA, the plant begins to sprout flowers in autumn.
If you are struggling with typical hay fever symptoms such as itchy eyes, nasal congestion, skin reactions such as itching, swelling and wheals on the face, headache and irritation of the throat, you
should
see
a doctor.
He can use various tests to find out which allergens (substances that can trigger hypersensitivity reactions in the immune system) you are allergic to.
Survey on the subject of allergy
Current pollen count: dry and sunny weather makes grasses bloom
The pollen load in the air is mainly influenced by the weather.
The German Pollen Information Service Foundation provides regular information on the current pollen count in a newsletter.
According to the current newsletter, most allergy sufferers are currently focusing on the development of the grass bloom
: “So far there have been no dramas here, but the stress increased and reached a solid moderate stress level on days with prolonged exposure to the sun, at least if you did not respond directly the coast or in the mountains, ”says the report.
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A picnic can be associated with sneezing attacks and itchy eyes for pollen allergy sufferers.
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So far, the cool and humid weather has spared grass pollen allergy sufferers from too much suffering, it continues to say.
But with the onset of a drier and sunnier climate, grasses will bloom in the next few days - and thus also trigger allergic complaints, according to the prognosis of the pollen information service.
According to the Pollen Foundation, the flowering of the following plants in particular will cause problems for people with pollen allergies in the coming days:
Grasses
Dock
elder
Plantain
On the other hand, the pollen pollution caused by the following tree species will decrease in the coming days, according to the Pollen Foundation:
Oak
Spruce
European beech
fir
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