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A certain tree makes 'cotton-like' things that fly all around.
What a mess
A certain tree makes 'cotton-like' things that fly all around.
What a mess
Pollen and....
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It's been horrible here...
I have never suffered from a spring allergic reaction, but this spring has been different. I couldn't figure out why my head felt like a bowling ball, and my eyes seemed ready to explode - until finding the car covered with pollen one morning before going to work.
Even folks at work, who like me, have never experienced spring allergies, have been complaining.
Joe
I have never suffered from a spring allergic reaction, but this spring has been different. I couldn't figure out why my head felt like a bowling ball, and my eyes seemed ready to explode - until finding the car covered with pollen one morning before going to work.
Even folks at work, who like me, have never experienced spring allergies, have been complaining.
Joe
askomiele
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It's not that bad over here, but you can see the cottonthings fly on the wind. Because of a regulation, before June 15th it's not allowed to mow the wild grass on the sides of the road, so tree but mostly grass pollen are flying like birds. Had a few load outside drying and I had to tumble them for 10min on an airsetting to remove all the "lint" things...
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when this stuff flies, i usually think of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and smile.
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Cottonwood trees...
I'm fairly certain that those cottony flying things are from Cottonwood trees. This is the method they use for spreading seeds. Just like Pine trees and their cones, or Oak trees with acorns, or, more annoyingly, Hedge trees and their bumpy green 'apples.'
We have four HUGE cottonwoods on our property that lately have been blowing cotton plus one pesky hedge tree that sprouts unusually large(grapefruit size)hedge apples.
~Tim
I'm fairly certain that those cottony flying things are from Cottonwood trees. This is the method they use for spreading seeds. Just like Pine trees and their cones, or Oak trees with acorns, or, more annoyingly, Hedge trees and their bumpy green 'apples.'
We have four HUGE cottonwoods on our property that lately have been blowing cotton plus one pesky hedge tree that sprouts unusually large(grapefruit size)hedge apples.
~Tim
For me, this has been probably one of the worst years I've had in a long time for allergies. In addition to the congestion and fatigue, I have been experiencing violent sinus headaches again.
I suffered from the headaches for years without even knowing what they were from. To me, they are even more horrible than a migraine headache. For me, the routine is the same every night. I lay down and within a 1/2 hour, I am awaken by these violent headaches. End result, I've been running on about 4 hours sleep every night for the last two weeks.
Eventually, this will subside, as it has in past years, but it's definitely no fun.
In the past 20 years I've been on every medication you can imagine, in addition to shots and sprays. Nothing touches it.
Ron
I suffered from the headaches for years without even knowing what they were from. To me, they are even more horrible than a migraine headache. For me, the routine is the same every night. I lay down and within a 1/2 hour, I am awaken by these violent headaches. End result, I've been running on about 4 hours sleep every night for the last two weeks.
Eventually, this will subside, as it has in past years, but it's definitely no fun.
In the past 20 years I've been on every medication you can imagine, in addition to shots and sprays. Nothing touches it.
Ron
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Here shove this up there, my sister says it feels great afte
The latest thing is to use a neti pot to flush out ones sinuses without chemical and pharmaceuticals.
They have been around in the turd world for centuries.
The latest thing is to use a neti pot to flush out ones sinuses without chemical and pharmaceuticals.
They have been around in the turd world for centuries.
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What do you call a hooker with a runny nose?
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How to Clean Your Sinuses
How to Clean Your Sinuses: You can clean your sinuses really effectively just using sterilized warm water, salt, and something called a Neti Pot. I have done it a few times now and I have to say that it really works and feels good. Many people suffer from some kind of nasal …
There are cottonwoods along streams and rivers in the Central Valley, but not so many here in the Bay Area. Here, we get lots of pine and other evergreen pollen, as well as the usual grasses.
There's also a modern version of the Neti-pot. It's a squeeze bottle that my doctor recommended (no prescription needed). Called the "Sinus Rinse" of all things ;-).
I haven't tried it yet.
There's also a modern version of the Neti-pot. It's a squeeze bottle that my doctor recommended (no prescription needed). Called the "Sinus Rinse" of all things ;-).
I haven't tried it yet.
I have this one. Bought it in Germany where it is sold as a "Nasendusche" (nose shower).
Uh,
I think I'll just stick with Benadryl capsules for now. It's been a pretty bad pollen season here this year so far.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I think I'll just stick with Benadryl capsules for now. It's been a pretty bad pollen season here this year so far.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I'm also treating my allergies with a kind of light therapy. It seemed to work but had the same side effects as from the cortisone medication I was sniffing...
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Try Georgia Sometime!
Here in Jawja, we have pines that produce yellow, dust-fine pollen like you would not believe. Mercifully, our Spring rainfall this year was quite good, so we were spared much of what we have gone through in recent years. Year before last, with almost no rainfall, everything was covered in a good quarter-inch of yellow dust that lasted for weeks. Worse yet, since we were under Stage Four drought restrictions, with no use of outdoor faucets or hoses allowed, there was no way to get rid of any of it. We get the pine pollen, oak pollen, oak tassels, maple thingies, and sycamore balls galore. Sap and that aphid crap get all over everything too. If you want to breathe reasonably clean air here during pollen season, you need scuba gear, honestly.
The worst of it is what happens to your car; all this stuff is very rough on car paint, and the bigger stuff just looooves to get into the HVAC system of the vehicle, which then blows this crap all over you. Clogs rain drains on the car, too; you have to clean all those out manually at the end of the pollen season. The oak tassels lodge under your windshield wipers, making them unable to swipe a clean path until you remove them, and they also damage the edge of wiper blades, shortening their life.
Inside your house, even with the A/C on, you get so much pollen and crap tracked in that you have to vacuum almost constantly. Something vacuumed at 6 p.m. will show quite a lot of pollen on it by the next morning. Fortunately, I have a TriStar vac that has a quadruple filtration system, so I can keep up with it better than many people can, but it's still a PITA.
Did I mention I'm no fan of Georgia's pollen season? ;-)
Here in Jawja, we have pines that produce yellow, dust-fine pollen like you would not believe. Mercifully, our Spring rainfall this year was quite good, so we were spared much of what we have gone through in recent years. Year before last, with almost no rainfall, everything was covered in a good quarter-inch of yellow dust that lasted for weeks. Worse yet, since we were under Stage Four drought restrictions, with no use of outdoor faucets or hoses allowed, there was no way to get rid of any of it. We get the pine pollen, oak pollen, oak tassels, maple thingies, and sycamore balls galore. Sap and that aphid crap get all over everything too. If you want to breathe reasonably clean air here during pollen season, you need scuba gear, honestly.
The worst of it is what happens to your car; all this stuff is very rough on car paint, and the bigger stuff just looooves to get into the HVAC system of the vehicle, which then blows this crap all over you. Clogs rain drains on the car, too; you have to clean all those out manually at the end of the pollen season. The oak tassels lodge under your windshield wipers, making them unable to swipe a clean path until you remove them, and they also damage the edge of wiper blades, shortening their life.
Inside your house, even with the A/C on, you get so much pollen and crap tracked in that you have to vacuum almost constantly. Something vacuumed at 6 p.m. will show quite a lot of pollen on it by the next morning. Fortunately, I have a TriStar vac that has a quadruple filtration system, so I can keep up with it better than many people can, but it's still a PITA.
Did I mention I'm no fan of Georgia's pollen season? ;-)
Louis
I am very interested in the light therapy contraption that you are using for your allergies. Is it available int he US?Can you give me a website that can show me more information?
My son has severe allergies and we are having a rough time this year. He's on 3 different allergy meds as well as 5 immunotherpy shots per week but he's still having problems.
Thank you-
Heather
I am very interested in the light therapy contraption that you are using for your allergies. Is it available int he US?Can you give me a website that can show me more information?
My son has severe allergies and we are having a rough time this year. He's on 3 different allergy meds as well as 5 immunotherpy shots per week but he's still having problems.
Thank you-
Heather
Heather
Here is a link to British Amazon. There are a lot of reviews there, not all positive. Hope this is helpful.
Louis
Here is a link to British Amazon. There are a lot of reviews there, not all positive. Hope this is helpful.
Louis
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never had allergies to pollen till this year....was having bad migraine type headaches....thought it might have been from medications, so the doctor sent me for a CT scan of the brain and come to find out I have a serious sinus infection, yet my nose does not run and there's no conjestion...never knew there was anything wrong as far as my sinuses...
doctor said I musthave one hell of a headache when it hits, considering it showed up on a scan...for me they would last about 4 days....major pain and makes the left eye twitch....unbearable....sinus meds are helping...who knew?
doctor said I musthave one hell of a headache when it hits, considering it showed up on a scan...for me they would last about 4 days....major pain and makes the left eye twitch....unbearable....sinus meds are helping...who knew?
