The pollen season in Austria is getting longer and more intensive, warns the Austrian Pollen Information Service (public transport). Climate change not only stimulates the number of affected people, but also expands the suffering of allergy patients.
In the meantime, half of the population is influenced by the consciousness of all possible substances (from pollen to animals to metals), half of which suffers from an allergy with corresponding symptoms, says Fritz Horak, medical director of the Vienna West Allergy Center.
Allergies were often underestimated
Those who have to suffer from pollen are primarily, especially grasses and birches ensure noses, swollen eyes and sometimes also asthma. Like many “common diseases”, allergies would also be underestimated, diagnosed and treated too late.
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The affected that can be trained on the respective allergen via immunotherapy, for example for three years, which according to the expert can be achieved with a long -radiant effect. There are also medicines that can relieve the symptoms. And finally you can try to avoid the stress, whereby the information from the Pollen information service should help.
On www.polleninformation.at you can find out about the current situation and the expected loads of apps, podcast or online self-test.
The most important enemy of many allergy patients is probably not so annoying this year
With regard to this year’s situation, Hasel and Hervle were already active in the mid -January after the warm winter and had their peak in the first week of March, reported Lukas Dirr, aerobiological director of public transport. The ash is likely to reach its peak between mid -march and Mid -Udril. The birches, an important enemy of allergy patients, should not be as annoying this year as usual as usual because of their two -year rhythm.
After their flowering, the grasses follow, then Mugwort and Ragweed, until the purple year will complete the pollen year in December. According to Dirr, 300 days of the year are now taxed by Pollen.
Source: Krone
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