Comments on: Allergies in Ohio, Memphis, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:44:24 +0000

My wife and I have similar problems. She’s allergic to mold and I’m allergic to dust mites and to olive trees which are prevalent in northern California where we lived near the ocean. Dust mites do not live in low humidity. You have to get the relative humidity lower than 40-50% in your home and workplace. Last year we took several week long trips to Colorado and found that after 3 days we felt great, and within hours of returning to California the old symptoms returned.
We though of moving to Columbus but a four day trip there from Colorado caused my symptoms to return so we decided we had to go somewhere with very low humidity.
Parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada are at high altitudes and have low humidity - so no dust mites. We felt great in each of those areas.
We moved to Colorado two months ago. We live south of Denver at about 7000 feet. The humidity in the house is about 25-40%. It’s really great to feel good. Housing is very affordable here too.
There are problems though. The altitude can take a lot of time to get used to - or a short time. It depends on your age and health. It’s so dry here that you need to put moisturizer on - yes even guys- and at this altitude white people need lots of sun screen. I’m told by doctors that most people get allergies to pollen in any new environment after about 3 years. It’s common to have allergies to sage and grasses here. However the allergy season is relatively short. A respiratory specialist told me that due to the low temperatures 8 months of the year in Colorado Springs, even fleas don’t thrive here.
I think everyone has their own physical makeup to accomodate. Based on my experience, visit some places for a week or two before moving there.
Hope this helps,
Jim

By: michael

michael — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:05:10 +0000

be careful with nevada.i lived there for 8 years and got sinusitis 2 to 3 times per year.i was absolutely miserable.turns out i’m allergic to the sagebrush which covers the entire state.in fact it should be called the sagebrush state because its the only one where it grows the way it does.i’ve done better in florida bit am contemplating a move to colorado,wyoming,or montana.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:27:18 +0000

Don’t go to AZ or at least read everything possible. I am from the east coast but lived in AZ for 5 yrs before moving to OH 4.5 yrs ago. AZ is terrible for people with allergies and such I thought I was going to die there. The Dr. actually told me that they are telling people to leave because of the weather and pollution.
Well everyone suffers differently so I would just say look into it carefully before you make the move. Good luck to you and yours

By: Niki

Niki — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:36:16 +0000

Try a couple of websites to help determine where would be a good place to consider, i.e. pollenlibrary.com and allergyactionplan.com We are fooling ourselves to expect that there is someplace “allergy free”. However, since our bodies are so different, so will be our sensitivities to allergens. This is gonna sound crazy, but I’m considering trying out a place that I’m considering to live, during the height of the allergy season. If I survive, then it’s at the top of the “good” list. This, of course, is no guarantee, but after 10+ years of suffering with allergies in the desert, I’m ready for a change. And I don’t want to simply move from one problem area to another.

By: Sierra

Sierra — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:34:37 +0000

I live in Tennessee. Been here 8 years, and it is the worst climate for allergies. I moved from the east coast where I grew up. Although I had seasonal allergies on the East Coast, I never had the problems I’m experiencing now, until I moved to Tennessee. I’m not sure how the mountain weather/climate is, but I would say clear of Tennessee if you are an allergy sufferer!