Pollen and haze from Canadian wildfires, along with a lack of rain, are contributing to poor air quality throughout Northeast Ohio and have created a recipe for disaster for allergy sufferers.
Dr. Samuel Friedlander, an allergist and immunologist at University Hospitals, said allergy season is starting sooner every year, and the amount of people who suffer from allergy symptoms is increasing each year, too.
"As those greenhouse gases go up, it's more conducive for plants to grow and then, unfortunately, you know, the cycle then kind of repeats itself, as we have these nice, windy and dry days and the pollen just spreads and spreads and then, and then there's more plants," he said."That's definitely an issue that allergy doctors have been really concerned about because we've seen that the seasons are starting earlier.
Friedlander said the pollen count, mixed with dry days and breeze, can bother people who aren't typically affected by seasonal allergies.
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