How does the pollen count affect those with asthma&allergies?
According to Australia’s My Dr., the pollen count is reported during the pollen season as part of television weather forecasts. The pollen count can be reported at different levels such as low, medium, high and extreme.PollenPollen are the tiny grains or seeds produced by a plant or tree for the purpose of fertilization, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reports a single ragweed plant can produce up to one billion pollen grains.TriggersMy Dr. reports pollen is an allergen that in people not susceptible to pollen allergy is harmless but in others acts as a trigger for a series of abnormal or allergic reaction.Pollen CountThe Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reports the pollen count measures the amount of pollen per cubic meter over a set period of time to act as a guide for those with conditions such as asthma and allergies about the level of pollen in the atmosphere.ReactionsPollen can bring on symptoms such as itchy eyes, ears and mouth in allergy sufferers and when
