A family physician in the bluegrass says we shouldn’t think chilly weather will put an end to springtime allergies.
University of Kentucky doctor Oscar Perez says warmer days to come could bring with them high pollen. “If you’ve sort of sensitized everybody a little bit to the new pollens and then it drops down some for a couple of weeks because it gets very cold, and then surges back in a couple of weeks or three, then people are going to suffer horribly,” said Perez.
On the positive side, Perez says there are many over-the-counter allergy medications available today. “Even nasal steroid sprays like Flonase or Nasacort, which you could only get through your physician, you can now get those items in a prescription strength over the counter,” added Perez.
Perez says tree allergies typically are a problem from March through April, grass allergies from May until about mid-July, and ragweed August into October.?
