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- Megan, selected from Mother Nature Network
- June 28, 2011
- 5:34 pm
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By Katherine Butler, Mother Nature Network
The season for sneezin’
It starts with a tickle in your throat. Then your eyes start watering like a sprinkler system on a hot day. As you reach for a tissue, you notice birds singing from their nests as freshly bloomed flowers bob in the sunlight. Spring has sprung, and it has kicked your allergies into high gear.
And it turns out, you’re not alone. Americans are experiencing one of the worst allergy seasons in years. Dr. Clifford Bassett, an allergist in New York City, told the Wall Street Journal, “If we tabulated our phone records and compared [allergy complaints] quantitatively to the previous eight or nine years, we’re seeing a volume of at least three to four times greater a day.” So where are the worst spots for allergy sufferers? Here are the 12 worst U.S. cities out of 100 ranked by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) for allergy sufferers for the 2011 spring season.
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tremendous wealth of information here...thank you!
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60 comments
+ add your ownTennessee appears to be a good place to avoid if you have allergies and/or asthma!
Would be fascinated to see a list such as this compiled for global cities - not just the States! But interesting nonetheless thanks!
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Interesting indeed, thanks!
Thank you for sharing
Interesting. Thanks.
Wow! I also was surprised to see so many in the SE.....surprised L.A. wasn't in the top of the list!
I find it most interesting that all of the cities are in the South, except Dayton OH, and if you don't consider Virginia a Southern State, then you'd have to include Richmond. So in conclusion, Southern Living is Allergic Living.
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I'm grateful that I don't have allergies. If I start getting a cold or what might be an allergy I just do my Vitamin C routine. I'm ok next day.
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