ATLANTA — It’s all over your cars and getting in the back of our throats – pollen.
Wednesday was an extremely high pollen day, according to the count from Atlanta Allergy and Asthma.
Between all the warm weather we’ve had and the lack of rain to clear the air, there have been two big things behind the rise in the pollen.
Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer took our viewers’ questions about surviving spring pollen to a doctor.
Dr. Sylvia Morris with Kaiser Permanente said allergy irritation can even cause people to lose their voice.
“Sitting there, kind of near our vocal cords, it can cause inflammation, and that inflammation is what gives you that raspy kind of maybe sexy sounding voice,” Morris said. “The other thing that I remind people, that is an opportunity for you not to talk because we want to try and rest your vocal cords so that they can heal.”
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To survive peak pollen days, Morris said you should shower and change clothes when you come inside, keep windows closed, use and change air filters, and try saline spray or salt water to rinse your nose and throat.
Morris said you can also try oral and nasal antihistamines.
Channel 2 Action News has gotten questions about pollen and your eyes. You can now buy allergy eye drops over the counter.
“For our contact lens wearer, please take your contacts out. This is the time to wear your glasses because it’s just one more thing for the pollen to kind of get under your contact and further irritate your eyes,” Morris said. “When you’re in the car, please run the air conditioning because if you have the windows down and your sunroof up, all that pollen is hanging around in your car. That means it’s going to be in your eyes and your nose and your throat.”
And yes, if your ears are itchy, that can be allergies too.
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