Phone apps can help track seasonal allergy symptoms

Seasonal allergy suffers can now track their symptoms using smart phone apps.

Spring is finally upon us, welcome news for everybody that has been suffering through a seemingly endless winter. While the weather still needs to warm up, many are looking forward to once again being able to spend time outside, to break free from the confines of work and home. For those who suffer from seasonal allergies, however, the onslaught of blooming flowers and pollen is not very welcome news. While spring is a time of happiness for others, for those with allergies it means months of coughing and sneezing.

To help ease the burden for these people, companies are now developing and releasing apps that are specifically designed to track allergies. This is especially useful for those people who like outdoor activities, but do not always want to be reaching for tissues or being overrun with symptoms. With these apps, you will be able to see areas to avoid and times to avoid them because of the amount of potential pollutants that will be in the air.

Pollen.com has released an app called Allergy Alert for sufferers who have an iPhone or Android smart phone. It accesses your current location and then essentially acts as a weather service, giving you a detailed allergy forecast for up to a four-day range. It ranks the forecast from 0 to 12 based on intensity, and also tells you which allergens are most common in your area at the time.

This new technology is a great way to stay one step ahead of the triggers that can set off allergy symptoms. To help manage your allergies, you should also invest in an air purifier for allergies from US Air Purifiers Direct 2U.