“We’re seeing a whole bunch of people who have seasonal allergies for the first time,” said Dr. Clifford Bassett, the founder and medical director of Allergy and Asthma Care of New York. “It’s the elderly and young alike, who have never had allergies before, even people in their middle-aged years.”
“So it’s on the rise,” he continued.
Many Americans are finding themselves newly experiencing seasonal allergies, or are finding that their allergy symptoms are getting worse every year. The evidence suggests they’re not imagining it. Around the world, the intensity and duration of allergy season, as well as the rates of people affected by seasonal allergies, is increasing.
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