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Fall Allergy Capitals, Portland better than average 2011

Oct 30th, 2011
by AllergyNurse.
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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) released it’s “Fall Allergy Capitals” this month. Topping the list is Knoxville, TN, followed by Dayton, OH, McAllen, TX, Jackson, MS, and Oklahoma City, OK. AAFA does extensive research each year to provide this information on an annual basis.

Each Spring, AAFA also publishes their “Asthma Capitals” list. We did a full writeup of their 2011 Spring Allergy report soon after the report was released.This year, Richmond, VA tops the list. See the AAFA complete report listing the top ten Asthma Capitals linked below.

AAFA says, “There is no place safe from allergies in America, and some cities are more problematic than others.” Our goal here at Allergy Climates is to provide a place where people in the US and around the world can share which areas are least/most problematic for them.

Portland, Oregon ranks #100 on both lists this year for 2011, topping the year for the “better than average” place to live with allergies/asthma. What is your experience with allergy and asthma in Portland?

AAFA Asthma Capitals (Spring)
AAFA Fall Allergy Capitals

Posted in: Air Quality, Climate news, Fall, Mississippi [MS], Ohio [OH], Oklahoma [OK], Oregon [OR], Spring, Tennessee [TN], Texas [TX], Virginia [VA].

Best European country climates for asthma

Oct 25th, 2011
by AllergyNurse.
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Which European country climate best suits asthma suffers? – submitted by Kate in UK

Note from Lois (AllergyNurse): Please respond by sharing your experiences with best European country climates for asthma in the comments. You may also be interested in information about travels in European countries shared by one of our readers last month. See our September 13 and September 16 posts.

Posted in: Europe.

Early fall allergies in your area

Sep 23rd, 2011
by AllergyNurse.
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What are common allergies for this time of year? My husband and I have been sneezing last few days. – submitted by Margaret, Sedona, AZ

Note from Lois (AllergyNurse): Ragweed, of course, tops the list as the #1 fall allegren worldwide. Mold from rotting leaves and hay, along with grass pollen still haning on from summer in some areas, stir the mix. Fall adds a special punch of tree pollen to the potpourri, and certain foods trigger fall allergies (see my August 6, 2010, post).

Besides ragweed, what is the most prominent fall allergen in your area right now?
Lois

Posted in: Arizona [AZ], Fall, Unknown area.

Asthma in South Carolina, previously in VA and DC

Sep 19th, 2011
by AllergyNurse.
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I moved down from VA after a month long European trip, where I stayed sick the entire time. I know VA, esp. around the DC area is awful for allergy sufferers and my asthma has been worse in the last 10 years…now that I’ve moved close to the ocean, near Hilton Head, I had hoped I would be better, but I ended up in the ER at Coastal Carolina the second week after I arrived. I can’t get “healthy” when I have to be on steroids constantly…even the inhaled kind put weight on me like crazy. I want to go somewhere that will help me breath without rattling and wheezing….I’m starting to sound bad right now….and I’ve only been out of the hospital for a little over a week! I can’t exercise, I can garden….just like right now…I’m in the house with the AC turned up….this is no life in a area on the ocean with so much to do for people with their health!!! Help! – part 3 of 3 posts about asthma at home in SC and abroad -submitted by Khaki Berry in South Carolina

Posted in: South Carolina [SC], Virginia [VA], Washington DC [DC].

European travel: asthma in Germany, France, Belgium, Amsterdam, 2010

Sep 16th, 2011
by AllergyNurse.
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In the summer of 2010, I traveled for one month to Munich, Chamonix, France….Normandy, Waterloo, the Ardennes in Belgium and finally, Amsterdam. I never used the precautionary prednesone that my doctor sent with me….I don’t remember using my inhaler ….not once. I told my doctor about it when I got back to the States and once again, began wheezing. I want to plan another trip for next year, but I wondered if anyone else had these breathing problems in certain cities….I will go to Europe in 2012 and I’ll stay the whole summer if I have to…..just to get into a city where I don’t have to be on medications and inhalers. The summer of 2011 in France, Italy and Ireland was absolutely horrible and I thought I would die at least twice. Does anyone else know of cities that are easy on asthmatics? – part 2 of 3 posts about asthma at home in SC and abroad -submitted by Khaki Berry in South Carolina

Posted in: Belgium, Europe, France, Germany, Netherlands, South Carolina [SC].

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