How to Deal with Pollen Allergy in Boston?

Spring is a lovely season, but over 50 million Americans who suffer from pollen allergy wouldn’t agree with that. Itchy eyes, sneezing, and coughing is an everyday struggle for them during the whole spring.Pollen-related symptoms are here, and if you live in Boston you should be aware of the top allergens in that area: poplar, maple, and juniper. If you suffer from pollenosis you should stay away from these plant species. Also, in April and May, you keep the distance from trees such as cottonwood, mulberry, elm and rye, Bermuda, or meadow fescue grasses.

Here is the list of plants in the northeast area that you should avoid during spring. Most of them indicate severe allergens.

	April	May	June
Trees
Ash	x	x
Alder	x
Birch	x
Cedar, Juniper	x
Cottonwood	x	x
Elm, American	x	x
Maple	x	x
Mulberry	x	x
Oak	x	x
Pecan	x	x
Sycamore	x	x
Walnut, Black		x	x

Still, there is no cure for allergies. You can only manage them with prevention and treatment. You could avoid long walks in nature, but what to do at home? Try keeping windows and doors closed from 5:00 am to 10:00 am, during the peak pollen hours. Anyway, that’s not enough.

Pollen and other allergens can end up in your heating and cooling ducts. After that, they will find a way to air in your house. You don’t want your AC to start blowing allergens into the air the first time you turn it on.

As your local air dry cleaning service in Boston we would recommend these tips:

1) Air Duct Cleaning
2) Air Sanitizing
3) Dryer Vent Cleaning
4) Odor Kill

You can get the full service without wasting your time and money. Contact us and we’d be glad to help you with your HVAC spring cleaning!