I have lived in the Midwest most of my life and have been doing a lot of research comparing Oregon to Wisconsin & Minnesota. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2008. Heat and humidity as well as extreme cold worsen MS symptoms. I’ve also lived in Northern Virginia, England, and Germany. I think a milder, less extreme climate might be better for my MS, but I’m also sensitive to mold. Any thoughts, please? – Christine, Wisconsin
Wisconsin [WI]
Pine Pollen in Stevens Point Wisconsin: Where to move?
I live in the center of Wisconsin, The City of Stevens Point. The Pine Trees are trying to kill us. Pine Pollen has been exceptional this year. The yellow green dust is on everything and everywhere. It has been going on for two months. I have asthma and it has been worse this year than any. I am looking for a state to move to where I can breath and actually get oxygen. I am retired and my husband will be retiring in fours years. We are ready for a move. – ‘Barely alive’ in Wisconsin
Allergies in Wisconsin: Is there a better climate? Maybe Arizona?
I need dry heat and no humidity or very low humidity. Where can you suggest. I am in Wisconsin now and I also have horrible allergies. To ragweed, grass, trees, molds and dustmites, cats etc. I was thinking of Scottsdale AZ. Do you know of a few climates that might work of me and that I could visit to check them out? I would really appreciate it. — Patricia, Wisconsin
From Eau Claire Wi to Austin TX – mold, tree, grass allergies
I moved from the Eau Claire WI to Austin,TX. I thought it would be hot & dry & less mold, my worst allergen. In WI the mold would be high in the fall when the leaves were falling & laying around on the surface before the snow.
I was not aware of this website at the time! I have allergies year round (mountain cedar, most of the trees and grasses and want to move to a better climate. Any ideas? – Xandi, TX
But if you live in Cincinnati
Rainy weather boosted the pollen count this fall in places like Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
But if you live in Cincinnati, Ohio, take heart! Here’s an excerpt from the August 27, 2006, issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer which quotes Anna Kelley, quality assurance and monitoring coordinator for the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services:
Ragweed pollen should be peaking about now….
[but] as far as ragweed goes, “we’re a little behind last year’s values, which is fine,” Kelley said.
See the entire Enquirer story here: Dry August eases allergy symptoms.
