Tree Pollen Continues to Aggrevate

An exceptionally strong tree pollen season continues to aggrevate allergy sufferers in the Capital Region. The last 3 days have seen pollen counts at extremely high levels dominated by oak and mulberry. Recent abnormally warm weather may be the cause. Tree pollen allergy causes "cold like" symptoms including sneezing, runny nose and scratchy throat. Eye symptoms including watering, redness and itching. See our previous blog for allergy avoidance tips.