(WBNG Binghamton) Itchy or swollen eyes, a runny nose-- all allergy symptoms that are on the rise this time of year and this spring may bring more sneezes that usual.
Spring is in the air and the season is bringing an overdose of pollen with it.
Mohan Dhillon, MD of Allergy & Asthma Consultants says, " the last 12 or 13 years I've been doing the pollen counts I've never seen a level this high."
With more than twelve times the normal amount of pollen in the air for Broome County, local allergists say more people are suffering from seasonal allergies.
"So when its very high that means people that have mild allergies that normally do not have symptoms they will begin to have symptoms. People that have moderate allergies even on the medications their symptoms become very difficult to control, " says Dhillon.
With spring making a fashionably late arrival in the Twin Tiers, meteorologists say the weather is the root of this pollen takeover.
"We had a period of wet weather and we didn't really have a lot of sunshine out there to get the leaves and all the flowers really popping. Then once we did get that drier weather in it really helped to get those leaves out as a result of that we have all the pollen from maple and also oak things like that blossoming and flourishing at that same time," says Meteorologist Doug Peters.
Doctors say tree pollen and mole spores are at their highest levels right now.
Up next, grass and weed pollen plan to bombard the air.
Doctors say if you're allergic you may need to limit your outdoor activity.
So, grab a box of tissues as we blossom into pollen overload.
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