Spring is here, but so are allergies
Allergist Professor Claudia Gray explains the causes and symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis as spring arrives. The article highlights how environmental factors like pollen and climate change contribute to prolonged allergy seasons.
Why it matters
Understanding seasonal allergies is crucial for public health management as climate change intensifies pollen seasons and impacts quality of life.
The long winter months are finally behind us, but as we head into spring, there is something else that might affect you … seasonal allergies.
Allergist Professor Claudia Gray spoke to the Allergy Foundation South Africa about allergies.
She explained that springtime is a time of flowering and pollination, and for those with seasonal allergies, this can be a time of great frustration, with annoying nasal symptoms really imposing on one’s quality of life in response to inhalation of pollens in the air.
Professor Gray added that seasonal allergies can manifest as predominantly nasal symptoms, known as allergic rhinitis, or as chest symptoms like cough and wheeze in those with asthma.
“Allergic rhinitis is an allergic reaction of the nasal mucosa to environmental allergens which should be harmless.”
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