I live in Pittsburgh, PA and have severe nasal allergies. I have nasal pressure but never any drainage. I experience constant headaches and cannot take it anymore. I am very allergic to grass, ragweed mix , Perennial Rye, Meadow Fescue, and dust mites. When the weather changes (rain) or barometric pressure drops, it causes my [...]
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PA and VA worst for asthma and allergies
I have lived in PA, but allergies are awful there. Moved to VA Tech area of Virginia. The warm weather is nice but no one warned it’s one of the worst places for allergies. I’ve been diagnosed with asthma and have to take regular drugs. Help, I need a better place to live. – Gloria, [...]
Allergy in Bucks County (Philadelphia), Orange County CA, Midwest
I have a job opportunity in Bucks County near Philadelphia. Until I was 22, I lived in the midwest and suffered horribly from allergies (mostly ragweed, grass and animals). I had asthma attacks every Spring and Fall. After moving to Orange County, California my allergies improved 90%. I would like to move to a more [...]
Moving: new allergies to the new place after a few months?
I have had similar situations with many of the other people on this website concerning allergies. I grew up in NY and had mild allergies and asthma (mostly exercised induced) when I was younger. I moved back to NY after being gone for almost 8 years. I was diagnosed with sinusitis in the fall of [...]
Asthma Capitals for 2007 have been named: Atlanta #1
Each year the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America names the Top Ten Asthma Capitals for the year. This year, Atlanta Georgia, took the top spot, with Philadelphia, PA, and Raliegh, NC, second and third. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation says: Don’t Move – Improve: Experts agree that people can’t move away from their asthma [...]
Prefered place to minimize symptoms?
For someone who is allergic to trees, grasses, mold & ragweed, is there a prefered place to live to minimize symptoms? Southeastern Pennsylvania has become a nightmare for me. — Jonathan
Early autumn roundup
From California to Ontario, New York, and Florida, ragweed seems to have made it’s debut early and with a bumper crop this August. Lansing, Michigan: Worst summer for allergies in decades “The pollen count is…the highest it’s been in fifty years…. Ragweed everywhere and no relief in sight.” [WLNS, Lansing] Los Angeles, California Bumper crop [...]
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre reaction to #1 listing for 2006 Asthma Capitols
CentreDaily.com reports reaction from the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area. Scranton, PA, was recently listed #1 on the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s “most challenging places to live with asthma” list. (See our February 18 report of the AAFA list.) According to the CentreDaily article, a Scranton allergy and asthma specialist said, “I wouldn’t move from [...]
Climate and asthma – worst places to live
“There’s no such thing as an ‘asthma-free’ city,” says Mike Tringale, Director of Communications at Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. This is from a February 8, 2006, press release announcing the 2006 U.S. Asthma Capitals. Topping the list are Scranton, PA, Richmond, VA, and Philadelphia, PA. Only one southern city, 4th ranked Atlanta, GA, [...]
Pennsylvania, Arizona
i`ve moved from pennsylvania to arizona in 1991 and had no allergies i thought,i did get sinus infections every year while here,i moved back to pennsylvania 4yrs ago and wammo full blown allergies so… back to arizona i went after surgery to the nose, i havnt been sick since i`ve been back but i`m dry [...]
