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10 Ways You’re Aggravating Those Allergies

By: Emily Lockhart on Tuesday, April 23rd

Allergies can ruin an otherwise warm and blooming spring season with a stuffy nose, itchy/watery eyes, a lingering cough, and congestion. However, you may be making your allergies worse—without even realizing it.

Here are ten ways you might be inadvertently aggravating your allergy symptoms…

1. Ignoring Pollen Count

Nowadays there’s an app for everything—including automatic, real time pollen count alerts via smart phone and email. So sign up using your location with pollen.com or via another allergy forecast service.

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