{"id":5025,"date":"2006-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2006-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"wildpollen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wildpollen\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Pollen Counts Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes<\/a> reports that experts across the country are recording the highest pollen counts they've seen in a decade. And this year, it's not just the Southeast that's getting slammed with airborne allergens.<\/p>\n

NY-based allergist Dr. David Shulan says, ‘I looked at the total pollen counts for this season compared to last, and, at this point, we have already reached 80-90 percent of what we saw for the entire season last year.’<\/p>\n

Dr. Schulan continues, ‘The buds have been ready to burst, and when we have these warm days, the pollen counts have been just wild.’<\/p>\n

The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America<\/a> estimates that 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, and the Top 10 worst cities for allergy sufferers this year are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Hartford, CT<\/li>\n
  2. Greenville, SC<\/li>\n
  3. Boston, MA<\/li>\n
  4. Detroit, MI<\/i>\n
  5. Orlando, FL<\/li>\n
  6. Knoxville, TN<\/li>\n
  7. Omaha, NE<\/li>\n
  8. Sacremento, CA<\/li>\n
  9. Washington, DC<\/li>\n
  10. Baltimore, MD<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Forbes reports that experts across the country are recording the highest pollen counts they've seen in a decade. And this year, it's not just the Southeast that's getting slammed with airborne allergens. NY-based allergist Dr. David Shulan says, ‘I looked… <\/p>\n