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Wet summer making it rough for seasonal allergy sufferers

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
These are rough days for seasonal allergy sufferers - but surprisingly, not because of ragweed.

Ragweed would normally be the dominant problem in mid-August, but the wet summer has pushed levels of outdoor molds and pollen from grasses and even trees up, so some people may feel like they've got hay fever.
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If you do need medication for ragweed, take it now to make sure it's in your system when ragweed pollen does set in.

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