St. Louis Allergy Index

What is Pollen? Some types of pollen that can cause allergic reactions are produced by many types of plants, trees, weeds and grasses. These plants make small, light, dry pollen that are easily transported by air. The type of plants that grow and release tiny pollen particles are the plain green plants. Although, some flowering bushes and trees are also
pollen carriers.

St. Louis Image Pollen Count

St. Louis places 10th on the top Allergy Cities in the US.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its ranking of autumn Allergy Capitals. According to the foundation's allergy index, St. Louis scored a 90.72. This pollen count is no doubt high compared to many other cities in the United States. However, the worst city according to the foundation is Knoxville, Tennessee. Best being Portland, Oregon.

St. Louis Allergy Symptoms

Many people suffer from Allergies every year. For some people, allergy symptoms can interfere with everyday activities. While there are options for your allergy symptoms, its sometimes hard to determine what allergy medication to take. Some allergy medications side effects can make you drowsy, hyper, dry mouth and in some cases anxiety. It is important that you consult your doctor before taking any allergy medication. A very popular medication with allergies is Benadryl.

Allergy signs and symptoms for St. Louis can include:

Allergies can also develop asthma and it can be a very serious condition in some people. Asthma symptoms include:

Coughing, Wheezing and Shortness of breath.

St. Louis Asthma Symptoms
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Is it allergies?
St. Louis Allergy symptoms are very similar to a cold symptom. Allergy symptoms can also cause asthma in some people.

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