Welcome to the worst sensitivity season ever

This story is originally Appear Fox It is part of Climate cooperation.

Spring air warming is a welcome comfort from A cold, cold winter In most of the United States, millions of people with seasonal allergies are buried under the tsunami pollen, with sneezing, headache, water eyes, and sinuses stuffed by sending them directly.

Indeed, Atlanta has Break the record of the vaccine pillsWith 14,801 tablets per cubic meter, which is released from pine, oak and virula trees. Houston I also reported the highest number of pollen since 2013, when the records started.

the American asthma and sensitivity Foundation (AAFA) Projects that the year 2025 will be another brutal year for seasonal sensitivity throughout the country, with the worst cities in the southern United States. Do not deceive you with your red eyes and Noven Ceylon – allergic reactions, almost miserable truth One in three adults and one in four children.

Why? Sneezing and smelling some of Alarm sirens from climate change. In fact, due to warming, pollen has now become a threat throughout the year in some parts of the United States. The pollen, the main seasonal sensitivity catalyst, emerges earlier in the year, with higher concentrations, and last longer after a year. He said 20 days before the spring time, the first causes of allergies for grains Kenneth MendezAAFA CEO. The high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere directly stimulates plants to produce more pollen with the extension of temperature conditions that lead to the production of pollen in plants.

“We hear all the time,” Mandez said.

For most people, seasonal sensitivity is an unpleasant inconvenience. But with millions feeling Blager At the same time, up to a large economic burden adds to the lost productivity. Asthma The economy cost billions of dollars Every year on lost working days, medications, and doctor visits.

There are also people who represent pollen pills a more serious problem and can lead to serious complications or increase other health problems. One study found that pollen allergy tree leads to 25,000 to 50,000 visits of the emergency room In the year, two thirds of people under the age of 18.

Over time, with the increase in the number of pollen, more people who have a higher allergic threshold discover the difficult way that these small pills are dangerous. Other people also discover that doors and windows cannot protect them, as some of the smallest pollen leaks.

“If the trend continues, I think more people will feel miserable of allergies,” Mendez said.

How do we continue to make allergies worse for ourselves

The problem of those who suffer from allergies is that the defense mechanisms in their body sometimes exaggerate something benign. Usually, it leads to mild symptoms that can be easily treated. But allergens can also lead to more serious complications such as Asthma attacksThis causes bile, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. In rare cases, they are It can lead to excessive sensitivityA complete reaction to the body where the airways can be enlarged and blood pressure decreases to dangerous low levels.

The vast majority of pollen sensitivity is more disturbing than dangerous, but monsoon pollen is almost so impossible to avoid them, sneaking into the interior through openings, windows, clothes, and pets.