Outdoor Allergy Survival Guide.

knoumore.v TV - PRESENTS OUTDOOR ALLERGY SURVIVAL GUIDE 50 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM ALLERGIES 35 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE OUTDOOR ALLERGIES (ALSO KNOWN AS HAY FEVER, A POLLEN ALLERGY, 35 OR ALLERGIC RHINITIS) MILLION 4. HAY FEVER IS THE 5TH MOST COMMON REASON ADULTS CALL IN SICK TO WORK MILLION MISSED WORK DAYS. THAT'S ALMOST 11 YEARS ! ( 11. AMERICANS SPEND $11 BILLION TOTAL ON MEDICATIONS EACH YEAR TO TREAT ALLERGIES IF ONE PARENT HAS ALLERGIES, THERE IS A 1 IN 3 CHANCE THE CHILD WILL, TOO. IF BOTH PARENTS HAVE ALLERGIES, THE ODDS ARE 7 IN 10 WHICH U.S. CITY HAS IT THE WORST WITH SPRING ALLERGIES? 1- JACKSON, MS 6 - WICHITA, KS 2 - KNOXVILLE, TN 7 - DAYTON, OH 3 - CHATTANOOGA, TN 8- MEMPHIS, TN 4 - MCALLEN, TX 9 - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 5- LOUISVILLE, KY 10 - BATON ROUGE, LA 15 OF THE WORST TOP 25 CITIES ARE IN THE SOUTH 3 BEST CITIES ARE: 1- DAYTONA BEACH, FL 2- BOISE, ID 3- PORTLAND, OR WHAT'S GETTING YOU SO IRRITATED? TREE POLLEN WEED POLLEN (RAGWEED) GRASS POLLEN MOLD SPORES FIGHT BACK WITH THESE PREVENTION TIPS HEAD INDOORS... . ON WINDY DAYS; HIGH POLLEN CAUSES MORE POLLEN TO CIRCULATE. . RIGHT BEFORE IT RAINS IF YOU'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ALLERGY-RELATED ASTHMA. PRE-STORM WEATHER FORCES POLLEN TOWARD GROUND LEVEL, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO INHALE THE PARTICLES. THIS CAN TRIGGER WHEEZING AND CHEST-TIGHTNESS, KNOWN AS 'THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA! CLEAN UP YOUR POLLEN & MOLD ACT - PLACE A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTER IN THE BEDROOMS - KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED. USE AC TO FILTER AIR - USE A SALINE NASAL RINSE TO WASH AWAY OFFENDING POLLEN AND MOLDS - ASK YOUR DOC ABOUT USING AN INHALED PRESCRIPTION NASAL STEROID TO HELP REDUCE SINUS SWELUNG - VACUUM CARPETS, COUCHES, CHAIRS AND OTHER SOFT FURNISHINGS A FEW TIMES PER WEEK DURING PEAK OUTDOOR ALLERGY SEASONS, IDEALLY WITH A HEPA-VACUUM - WIPE DOWN SURFACES WITH A SLIGHTLY DAMP CLOTH - SHOWER OFF - AFTER PLAYING OUTSIDE, REMOVE SHOES AND CLOTHING AND PUT IN THE LAUNDRY WWW.KNOWMORE.TV + KNOWMORETELEVISION KNOWMORETV #BEINTHEKNOW KNOWMORETV KHOMNOBELEFEAIZION WONSHTHISS VT3ROM WOn SOURCES: www.aafa.org, www.aaaai.org, www.acaai.org, www.allergycapitals.com, http://www.aaiimichigan.com/pdfs/Thunderstorm%20Asthma.pdf, Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialist David A. Fost, MD. http://sneezedoctors.com/.