Dr. Mallika Marshall offers the following advice for springtime allergy sufferers on WBZTV in Boston:

To limit your exposure to pollen, try to stay indoors in the morning when the pollen count is the highest. Avoid mowing the lawn and doing yard work.

Stay away from other irritants, such as tobacco smoke, insect spray, and heavy air pollution which can exacerbate your allergies; and when you get home at night, take a shower to rinse the pollen off your body.

Meanwhile, allergy sufferers in California are experiencing severe allergy symptoms as pollen swirls along in warm, dry weather, reports the Marin Independent Journal.

"We're getting significantly more complaints than we normally would at this time of year due to the lack of rain," says Dr. Robert Freinkel, an allergist practicing in Greenbrae and Novato, California.

See the Seasonal Allergy Solution Guide for more information about springtime allergen avoidance.