I have severe nasal allergy such as sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, sometimes coughing mostly late in the night or early in the morning. I live in Sacramento, California, considered to be the worst part of the US in nasal allergies. I am thinking to move into a desert type climate with least vegetation such as Las Vegas, Nevada. Please advise me about that. — Ahmad, California

People sometimes think desert areas are a great place for allergy sufferers. But our readers who have lived in the desert often say this is not so.

For example, just this week, we have received new comments from Brad, Tracey, and Jeff about allergies in the desert climate of Arizona.

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