Comments on: Best climate for allergies

By: KELLY

KELLY — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:25:39 +0000

I was born and raised in Illinois and my allergies started when I was in high school. My asthma developed during my senior year. Upon graduation, I moved to Washington, DC for college, but ended up living there for almost 11 years. During my DC stint, I had severe sinus problems that included infections and the worsening of my allergies. Whenever I go to Costa Rica (no matter what part of the country–the San Jose area or Guanacaste), I have CONSTANT problems with allergies and sinuses. However, when I did an internship in Cuzco, Peru (which is something like 12,000 feet above sea level if not higher), I had NO asthma problems (aside from huffing and puffing due to being out of shape and having to go up and down those steep hills) and definitely no sinus problems even though the air was so dry that my nose bled and ended up having to get a special nose gel from the pharmacy. But I did not have any sinus infections or anything. I drank coca tea the whole time I was there and at least 2 liters of water a day. Now that I am back in Illinois for the time being, my allergies are still bad and my sinuses give me a hard time. They aren’t as terrible as they were in DC and Costa Rica, but they are still a nuinsance.
Basically, drinking water definitely helps.

By: ava

ava — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:00:20 +0000

I live in Washington state, my sinus infection have gotten worest since moving here from New Mexico, I cannot get rid of this infection plus my asthma has become a problem also.

By: BB

BB — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:52:44 +0000

I live in Wisconsin and my allergies are driving me crazy!! On a scale from one to ten it is a 9 at times. My eyes itch like mad, along with the inside of my nostrils are itching and at night my nose is running whereby I go thru an entire box of kleenex and keep q-tips next to the bed to itch the inside of my ears!! I NEVER HAD allergy problems and i am in my 50’s and live in on acreage in the country and take daily hikes. All the grass, trees, mold, etc MUST be getting to me plus the humidity worsens the symptoms. God forbid I keep the a/c off or i’d be miserable…so the bills stay high to keep the air cond on all summer long. I used to live at 8,000 feet in the mountains and never had allergies. Possibly its because at higher elevation curtails “things like mold and spores” to flourish. I did spend 4 months at the beach on the West Coast and was very surprised and disappointed that I DID HAVE allergy symptoms, there, too. So…maybe I need to move to a city with little or null vegetation or back to the mountains?

By: Don

Don — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:58:47 +0000

Has anybody considered that maybe the air quality is even more important than humidity? I live in South Central PA and our air quality is terrible. I suffer from allergy problems as well as sinus problems. Throw severe arthritis in the mix and I have a real problem.

By: SMS

SMS — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:44:51 +0000

We moved from NJ to Maine to breath the fresh air, live a simple life and be healthier. We are in Maine now, on the oceans edge with beauty all around us. WE moved in 4/2001 and now for two years I have been very ill. Turns out mold, dust mites are a big problem and I have developed asthma. It is peaceful, quiet, promising, untouched, good neighbors, calm atmosphere, yet I cannot enjoy it. So now what do I do. I lost sense of smell from all the sinus infections and am on a steriod to rid the brochial conditions.

By: BH

BH — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:05:56 +0000

Yep, location does definetly matter. I lived in Maryland before for decades and then moved up north (western new york) for few year. My allergy issues totally disappeared. I even forgot I have allergy issues that I decided to move back after spending few years there. Once I moved back to MD, the allergy issues resureface in full force. MD is humid & hot in the summer. Somewhat cold in the winter but not quite wintery, so this mild winter condition keeps all the ofenders alive. Thus as mentioned above, areas with strong and long winter tend to clear up lots of the allergens and are suitable areas at least some of allergy sufferers.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:02:05 +0000

I feel there is no perfect place to live.
I find that it is helpful to take a drive away from your area on the weekends as it gives yur body a rest from the allergies that build up in your environment and area.
As far as the beach goes forget about it!
We moved to the beach because we thought it was the best for our asthma—
as it turns out we had 6 months of red tide which is the worst for asthma — it is actually dangerous for people with asthma and senior citizens,,, and the worst part is that it can come and go in a day or a week but you wont hear about it until it is for a month then it is in the news.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:17:04 +0000

Well, I live in Madison, WI and I have been suffering from chronic sinus for more that 10 year and now I have asthma too. This sucks. I am 53 and am sick all the time, so it seems with sinus infections that do not go away with any treatment. I miss too much work. I was thinking of a different climate too, but not sure where. I love the beaches and am not a country person. I do not want to leave the United States. That is not an option.

I know it is different for each person. As you get older, and still need to work, you just cannot pick up and move as you can when you are younger.

Frustrated in Wisconsin!

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:01:42 +0000

i live in chicago all my live also had asthma since i was 2years old and i moved to Puerto Rico for 1 year, that was the best time in my whole asthma live i only used my asthma meds 2 times and that was when i had my son there. and i loss so much weight there because i didn’t need any meds and i worked out without having a asthma attack but now i’m back in chicago and i was fine the 1st few weeks and now i’m back to my old ways always sick and useing all my meds again so does topical weather help with asthma?

By: George

George — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:11:10 +0000

I’m on assignment in Bogota, Colombia and have been almost allergy free for the past 3.5 years.
I had a sinus cyst that does not show up in my CT scan anymore. Mu nasal voice is gone…even with my severely deviated septum.

It rains here, so humidity is not a factor. High altitude (2,600 meters) and cool weather (eternal spring) seem to keep offending pollen down. I think the fact that I’m not in and out of air conditioning has also helped.

I love it here, and I’m an ocean person!!