It’s the season for pumpkins, changing leaves, hot drinks — and fall allergies.
As fall brings dropping temperatures and falling leaves, millions are reaching for extra tissues — but not because of a common cold.
Rather, seasonal allergies, or hay fever, are kicking in, bringing watery eyes, runny noses and other symptoms that resemble the flu.
Instead of pollen from blooming flowers and trees that marks the onset of spring, fall allergies — also called allergic rhinitis — are most often caused by ragweed pollen , a fern-like plant that’s especially prevalent on the East Coast.
And if temperatures are warmer than normal, you could be dealing…
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