{"id":31219,"date":"2023-08-17T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentadocs.fm1.dev\/?p=31219"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:36:26","slug":"get-ahead-of-fall-ragweed-season-with-these-late-summer-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/get-ahead-of-fall-ragweed-season-with-these-late-summer-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ahead of Fall Ragweed Season With These Late Summer Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Buckle up, allergy sufferers\u2014this fall, ragweed season could be a bumpy ride. \u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research shows that climate change is causing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acaai.org\/news\/late-summer-is-the-time-to-start-preparing-for-fall-ragweed-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ragweed pollen season to last three weeks longer than it used to<\/a>. And if fall\u2019s pollen counts are anything like this past spring\u2019s\u2014where daily ragweed pollen counts were 32 times higher than normal\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/news3lv.com\/news\/local\/2023-spring-allergy-season-an-outlier-with-extreme-ragweed-pollen-counts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we may be approaching one of the worst seasons on record.<\/a>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;Fortunately, you can take steps to limit your sneezing and sniffling by following these tips.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/istock-897497892.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31222\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Be proactive with your care<\/strong>\u2014Ragweed blooms in mid-August in most places, so it\u2019s best to start your medications before then.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure you\u2019re masked up<\/strong>\u2014When working outside, wear an N95 mask to block allergens from entering your nose or mouth.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Put pollen in its place\u2014<\/strong>Keep windows in your car and home closed when pollen counts are high, ensuring your spaces stay allergen-free.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rinse away your troubles<\/strong>\u2014Change clothes after being outside, clean your nasal passages with a saltwater solution and take a shower before you go to sleep at night to reduce your ragweed exposure.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t stop meds prematurely<\/strong>\u2014Since you can still experience allergy symptoms after ragweed pollen is no longer in the air, you should only cease taking your medication three weeks after the first frost.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If over-the-counter medications aren\u2019t cutting it, immunotherapy (allergy shots or drops placed under the tongue) might be the right solution for long-term relief.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>85% of people with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acaai.org\/allergies\/allergies-101\/facts-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found relief from their symptoms through immunotherapy<\/a>. Could you be one of them?&nbsp;Request an allergy consult&nbsp;with our team today to determine if you\u2019re a good candidate.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buckle up, allergy sufferers\u2014this fall, ragweed season could be a bumpy ride. \u202f&nbsp; Research shows that climate change is causing the&nbsp;ragweed pollen season to last three weeks longer than it used to. And if fall\u2019s pollen counts are anything like this past spring\u2019s\u2014where daily ragweed pollen counts were 32 times higher than normal\u2014we may be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allergy-cat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}