According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Knoxville has consistently been in the top 10 worst allergy-prone cities in America. Often as No. 1, Knoxville delivers all of the factors in the ranking of allergy indexes: pollen score, how much allergy medicine used per patient, and the number of board-certified allergists per patient.
Allergist Dr. Robert Overholt is quoted in a CNN Health article on Knoxville's pollen count, claiming it has already had counts above 6,000 particles per cubic meter. This is caused from an abundance of vegetation and excess of moisture in the air.
So are your allergies driving you nuts? Several perscriptions and over-the-counter medicines can help you be rid of your stuffy nose and nasty cough. Little efforts like keeping windows closed will help lessen the exposure to pollen.
Here is Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's Top 10 Worst Places to Have Allergies:
1. Knoxville, Tennessee
2. Louisville, Kentucky
3. Chattanooga, Tennessee
4. Dayton, Ohio
5. Charlotte, North Carolina
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. Greensboro, North Carolina
8. Jackson, Mississippi
9. St. Louis, Missouri
10. Wichita, Kansas
Check out CNN Health's article for more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/09/spring.allergies/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Photo taken from http://evolvedc.com/blog/2008/04/fitness_works_alternative_alle.html
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