A rainy day is good news for pollen allergy sufferers.
When you have allergies, you have to be on the lookout for a number of conditions that might worsen your symptoms. One of the things that has the greatest effect on asthma symptoms is the weather. Different weather is conducive to different symptoms because it aggravates or decreases your exposure to your allergens.
Here are a few examples of how weather can affect your allergies, for better or worse:
- Wind: If you wake up on a spring morning and hear the wind howling outside your window, it might be a good day to stay home and close your windows. Wind can blow pollen off trees and grasses and right into your face, making it harder to go outside.
- Rain and humidity: Damp weather is a double-edged sword when it comes to allergies. Rain and humidity collect pollen and weigh it down, making it stay put rather than traveling through the air and into your face. However, these conditions also encourage the growth of mold and mildew, both major allergens.
- Cold air: If you have allergy-induced asthma, you may find that trying to breathe deeply on cold, dry days can trigger asthma attacks as well. Wrapping your face in a scarf can help you retain some of the humidity from your breath, keeping your airways from drying out.
- Hot days: If you live in an area with a lot of air pollution, you probably already know that the hottest days are some of the most polluted. Staying inside on the hotter days of the year will help you avoid smog and ozone, which can trigger asthma and allergy attacks.
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