Article: Tissue time: Allergy season is upon us

They ambush eyes. They invade noses. They leave an itchy, sniffly, sneezing populace in their wake.

They are the tiny yellow spores from maple, oak, elm and other trees, passing through the air like a microscopic barbarian horde, attacking defenseless nasal passages of allergy sufferers everywhere.

Cue horror movie music. Cut to screaming title card: It's ... Allergy Attack!

Tree pollen season is arriving later than usual, local allergists say, but that hasn't kept patients from visiting their offices seeking some sort of relief from the misery of mucus.

Several doctors say they have their own diagnostic tricks for helping their patients.

Dr. James R. Banks refers to bothersome eyes as the ...

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