Article: HIGH POLLEN COUNTS INTENSIFY ALLERGIES: TIPS OFFERED TO HELP BREATHE EASIER DURING CLEAN AIR MONTH

HAGERSTOWN, Md., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- High pollen counts across the country are responsible for the watery eyes, stuffy noses and coughs affecting an estimated 35 million people who suffer from seasonal allergies. Spring is the first in a trilogy of allergy seasons and May, which is designated Clean Air Month, is the time pollen counts and many allergy symptoms are at their peak. It is also the time millions take cover indoors.

But closing yourself indoors may not reduce the symptoms of allergies. In fact, the air indoors is oftentimes more polluted than the air outdoors. More than 2,000 contaminants pollute indoor air, including pollen, mold spores, dust ...

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