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I know everyone says allergies are everywhere and you can't avoid them... but there's no way every place is equal for allergies. For example, I am allergic to a lot, but my worst outdoor allergies are mold, grasses, and weeds. When I lived in Minnesota, I could not believe how sick I was much of the year -- it was a nightmare unless there was snow cover. Southern California, on the other hand, is far better -- there's still allergies, but they do not even come close to what I found in the Twin Cities.
So what cities have been good or bad for people with allergies? Just wondering what everyone's impression is of this topic.
Also, is there a big difference for people in urban/suburban environments? I find suburban areas of Southern California and most of Canada to be far more dense than Midwestern and Southern cities -- hence, less groves of trees and acres of grass -- and I think that makes a huge difference.
And while pollen can travel... it is estimated upwards of 90% of pollen lands within a half mile of the source... so it would seem immediate surroundings are very significant.
Hopefully we can get some good discussion going and help some people out here!
Do people really have allergies so bad it would influence where they live?
I dont have any allergies, but I am just wondering with all the medications isnt allergy issues pretty much not relevant?
I lived in Minnesota and went to college up there and I dont remember seeing anybody in the midst of an allergy attack on campus. I think allergies in Minnesota are very rare but then again I dont have them!
I have always thought that hay fever was more of a southern state issue where they have more forests. I didnt think that midwesterners and the west tend to have those issues because its not so foresty.
I have had trouble with allergies from the moment I was born. My mother had to change my formula every three days when I was a baby, I got allergic to it. I took shots starting a three was off and on them for years now I have been on them since 1986, I give them to myself twice a week. I take something everynight. Now the only think helps me is Prednisone. When I get really sick no OTC stuff works. Zicam from allergies helps keep things under control for a while. I cannot be out side much in the spring or I get sick. When I get sick, it sometimes says a week or more to start feeling better. Oh yea, I live in Houston and I think anywhere in east Texas if bad for allergies because of the pollen which is starting up
Stay away from the Tennessee Valley...at least the part that runs through Alabama. Pollen, pollutants, dust all get trapped. Who wants to be on medication all the time?
I think Florida is not so great for anyone with allergies given the heat and high humidity that is conducive to molds, fungi, mildew, etc. Also we have a long growing season which means grasses and trees and flowers and pollens at least 9 - 10 mos. of the year. There are things I love about Florida, but this is not one of them! I take two prescription meds and this week I'm having another bout that even taking a Benadryl in between is not solving. I've known lots of people here who, as we get older, we seem to have more allergies. (Even my dog has recurring allergies!)
However, on one vacation 3 or 4 years ago, we spent several weeks in New Mexico. Not one allergy problem! And that was before I went on the regularly prescribed meds. Even my dog had no problems and felt so much better.
FLORIDA! Everyone I know here has allergies. I just devolped them this year. Now I know what everyone is complaning about. It is miserable. Heat, humidity, bus, pollen... breads a runny nose!
Georgia is a real bad place if you have allergies...that's why I'm moving.
I didn't have any until I moved here, they have grown progressivly worse and now it's year 'round for me
Over the last 5 years we've had a weather pattern of really mild winters and a lot of rain so mold/fungus ect has been rampent. My Doc sez she's seeing more and more folks with problems.
Regarding medications.. I've tried them all -- all the prescription nasal sprays, and all the antihistamines.
The prescription nasal sprays can have a side effect of thinning mucus membranes in the nose, something I learned only after using them for six years. The result was never-ending sinus infections -- eight one winter alone. Once I quit those, the sinus infections went away. In that case, the cure truly was worse than the symptoms.
Regarding medications.. I've tried them all -- all the prescription nasal sprays, and all the antihistamines.
The prescription nasal sprays can have a side effect of thinning mucus membranes in the nose, something I learned only after using them for six years. The result was never-ending sinus infections -- eight one winter alone. Once I quit those, the sinus infections went away. In that case, the cure truly was worse than the symptoms.
Do you take anything now??
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Do people really have allergies so bad it would influence where they live?
