Comments on: Best climate for allergies

By: Silver City, NM

Silver City, NM — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:04:58 +0000

It’s been quite some time since I posted here. Couple of years I think. My allergies just got worse and worse. I finally decided to do the allergy shots and I go once a week and get two shots. I understand I will need to do this for about 5 years. But, I can already tell a slight difference. I still have problems but nowhere as bad as before the shots. I’ve been on the shots for five to six months. I use an inhaler and nose spray but take no other meds now. I used to take EVERYTHING. LOL I suffer from sleep apnea and will be doing the deviated septum and turbinates surgery on Tuesday. HOping for a good outcome both for the sleep apnea and the allergies.

By: dj dime lo

dj dime lo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:42:36 +0000

wow this is the most comprehensive look into allergies that i’ve ever seen….well i enjoy reading it n learning from others…i never had any allergy issues in my life up until i was 19 years old…it started very mild n subtle but every year sinced it has gotten worse to the point where now my life is miserable…i am 33 years old n i hate my life, people think ur always sick, noone really understands how difficult it is to live like this…right now as i’m writing this i am needing to stop to wipe my nose…all doctors wanna do is give u allegra or claritin and decongestants…i have year long allergies…funny thing is i sleep fine, but as soon as i open my eyes around 5 am my sneezing starts, then my runny nose starts, then congestion, sinus pressure and headache follow by itchy n red eyes…i hate taking pills but i have no choice i can’t function if i don’t…i am in the national guard and i’m a police officer and is embarrasing sometimes as i’m interviewing a victim or trying to take a report and having to wipe my nose….im starting to lose my sense of smell n i’m often fatigue n ill mood….i live in nyc but i’m finally starting to consider moving out and gonna have to leave both of my jobs so i’ll have to take a huge pay cut n is unfair to my family but i can’t continue to live like this if i can avoid it…allergic pills stopped working for me…have to double n tripple dose n in some instances take 4 or 5 pills in one day….my allergist says i’m allergic to roaches dogs cats n hickory trees….i have none of that stuff….i bought multiple air purifiers to no avail….now i’m going to buy a dehumidifier..i saw my ENT but she is useless…i’m going to get a dev septum surgery in a few weeks hoping that might help sooth my problems although she said my dev septum is very mild…my girl whos a nurse thinks i should check out my lungs…she doesn’t understand how there is no cure n so do i…i was in PR in april but my allergies were still bad over there…i lived in florida n i still had allergies…i did go to arizona for a few days but i can’t rem whether i had allergies…lol i’m going to look into high altitutes n dry places….is gonna have to be a huge sacrifice but i’m sure u guys understand its horrible living with chronic allergies….any how i don’t know if this helps anyone but hopefully it does…take care…..

By: Carol DeMott

Carol DeMott — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:12:25 +0000

My allergies are the worst here in Dallas Tx. Sinus, asthma, pneumonia and ear infection. I have had allergies all my life but they are worse here in Texas. Different areas of the country are better for me. I had lived in Colorado, no allergy problems, Springfield, Illinois I almost died from allergies, lived in Detroit, MI, no problems, Atlanta, GA was bad for my allergies. If I had it my way, I would be in Colorado and not living in Texas!

By: Marcel

Marcel — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:04:39 +0000

I’ve never met anyone with worse allergy and sinus problems than myself. I lived in NJ as a kid and moved to S Fl as a teenager. I’ve been through every procedure imaginable. Adnoids, tonsils, polyps, turbinites etc removed. Sinus surgery, allergy shots, pills, sprays etc. Not a damn thing has worked over the years. Maybe slowed it down but all symptoms came back full force.

Tried a netti pot and it helped sooth but hasn’t done anything of substance. I just went to an ENT who gave me a shot inside both nostrils to reduce the swelling and some more sprays. It sucks. I never feel 100% healthy and because I’m a health nut everyone calls me the heathiest sick guy they ever met.

I was told a climate that is dry such as Nevada or Arizona is much better than humid climates such as South Fl. However, after reading these comments I’m disappointed. Very frustrating!

By: Allen

Allen — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:32:20 +0000

Hi, I’ve suffered terribly with allergies, sinusitis, and rhinitis infections since moving from N.Y. to the Southeast. Dr.’s here recommended several sinus and nasal surgeries, which I had done, and immunotherapy twice, but none of it improved my health. After spending thousands of dollars in our home environment to make all the doctor and Home Environmentalist recommended changes, my health hasn’t improved at all. GRRR! We have seriously contemplated moving to Tucson Arizona, but have second thoughts now per thinking the missing piece to my feeling better is to avoid air conditioning. I’m realizing forced central air conditioning triggers my sinus problems, which started when I left N.Y. and moved to moved to the Southeast being Atlanta, Georgia and now Tampa, Florida. I need to find a location to live where the weather doesn’t require air conditioning and its not like living in freezing Siberia. I also need low humidity to diminish the dust mite and mold allergens. I know North and South Dakota and Wyoming are NOT good places for me per there being farm states raising crops, which always increase pollens and high mold spore counts. I noticed the latest list of the 100 worst places to live with allergies didn’t include W. Virginia, but I figure that may be a mistake as all the adjoining states are on that cursed list. Any suggestions on a location?

By: Angie B.

Angie B. — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:40:51 +0000

I moved to Los Alamos NM, almost 9 yrs. Ago, wiich is very dry, and have Junipers and pines al over, I developed allergies even in food, and also my kids, many people here has allergies. We do have constant fire smoke, right now ithe worst have being going for over a week and is not doing any good. I came from Ecuador were is very humid and hot, and lived close to the sea coast, after experiencing bad allergies my daugther and I went to a trip to Ecuador last year in the most hot and humid season, we were clear, our skins got soft and smooth, we were able to eat everything there without any bad reaction…..spent good time at the beach in their nice and warm water, we met few retired people from US visiting and shopping for a place to live because of their allergies and said they felt clear too.

By: birdman

birdman — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:29:56 +0000

A lot of the serious conditions listed here are from built up toxins in our atmosphere. When you pollute increasingly decade after decade it is impossible to hide from it. Allergies and other illness are on the rise everywhere. I think in a few more decades it will be clear to everyone we are being poisoned from all the build up of pollution. If you try to breath in your garage with the doors closed and your car running it will kill you. Same thing really.

By: gloria santos

gloria santos — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:00:42 +0000

Hi everybody.
I live is southeast Brasil. My sinnus is with me everyother day. Just went to NYC 02 weeks ago. Point. No cough [except for the air conditioning], no nebulizer, no corticoids! Even with all the pollution. The minut I stepped back into Rio, I had to go into all my medication, and haven’t been able to sleep since I arrived to to cough. The funny thing is that I had to move from Denver, 20 years ago, due to the serious condition of my allergies. It is hard to understand.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:03:05 +0000

HI all. I live in Mexico. Uruapan, mich. Mex. I had never had any kind of alergy untill this April 09 ( my 40 years old birthday ). it is rainy and humid here. we are at 1850 mts above sea level here ( dont now about feet). I was so worried about this because I was thinking it was mouth cancer or worse. Only a few days ago, I realized that it was an alergy to dust and humidity. I had live here for 18 years without any problem and now I feel like runing away and do not know where to. I was planning to visit siattle washington next month, but now I think it wouldn’t be a good idea. thaks a lot for all your comments.

By: Lisa WhitneySprague

Lisa WhitneySprague — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:35:32 +0000

I live in Cottage Grove Oregon,about 25 minutes south of Eugene,OR. FYI,for anyone wanting to move here with allergies…everyone told me this is Death Valley for those with allergies.Put it this way,I had no allergies in Idaho,then we moved here,and guess what? Can’t even leave the house without taking tons of allergy meds. Just thought Id let y’all know. We are looking to move to a drier climate,not just for me but for my disabled son as well. Too much rain and mud here…
Fellow Allergy Sufferer