Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right. Wednesday, a review published in the journal The Laryngoscope looked at the link between climate change and increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. So today, we turn back to a classic Short Wave episode from Brit Hanson and Maddie Sofia, who spoke to allergy expert Dr. Juanita Mora about some quick tips for managing seasonal allergies.Want more of the science behind your health questions? Send us an email at [email protected]. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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You're listening to Shortwave from NPR. Hey, short ravers, Emily Kwong reporting to you from the northeastern U.S. where I can tell you spring has sprung. I mean, if it feels like your allergies or the people around you's allergies are getting worse, you're probably right.
Wednesday, actually, a review was published in the journal Laryngoscope looking at the link between climate change and allergic rhinitis or hay fever. What they found confirms what we discussed in a classic shortwave episode by Britt Hansen and Maddie Safaya. Today on the show, we revisit Britt's investigation into whether allergy season is getting worse every year.
Britt and Maddie talk to an expert and get quick tips for dealing with allergies, which affects over 68 million adults in the U.S. You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
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Okay, Britt, we are talking about whether or not allergy season is getting worse. So who'd you talk to?
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