Whether you’re a Halloween fanatic or you just like knowing that the summer heat is waning, fall may be your favorite time of year. However, your pumpkin spice latte may not be as enjoyable if your allergies are affecting your sense of taste and causing you to cough and sneeze.
You may be one of those people who always think they’ve caught a bug when in reality, you may just be suffering from fall allergies.
Oddly enough, allergies can be just as severe in the fall as the springtime. Some of the biggest plant allergens bloom in the fall and the falling leaves and rain can only make this worse.
The fall-blooming plants that cause the most allergies are:
- Ragweed
- Sheep’s sorrel
- Curly dock
- Pig weed
- Lamb’s quarter
- Cedar elm
- Sagebrush
- Mugwort
Ragweed is actually the cause behind around 75% of allergy cases.
The majority of patients who see our sinus doctor in Los Angeles come in starting in August and through the end of October.
For those suffering from allergies to pollen, we can offer treatment methods as well as immunization efforts, which will stop your allergies at the source.
If your allergies are so bad that the pollen and mucus in your sinuses have become infected, our doctors can offer multiple treatment plans to clear out your sinus cavities. Our most common treatment for a sinus infection is balloon sinuplasty, where we manually clear out your sinuses by flushing them with a saline solution.
If you’re allergic to a common allergen like ragweed, you are likely going to experience fall allergies wherever you move, and our doctors will recommend trying out immunotherapy. Immunotherapy involves exposing you to a small amount of your allergen over time so that you develop an immunity. This exposure can be through allergy shots done in our office or through allergy drops administered at home.
In order to learn more about balloon sinuplasty or allergy drops, contact our office and set up an appointment.
