The pollen season is coming. The normal high point for the year in the Washington area is the third and fourth weeks of April.
Dr. Fabian Sandoval, Executive Director and Founder of Emerson Clinical Research Institute and host of Telemundo’s weekly show, ‘Tu Salud Tu Familia,” said the wearing a face mask is not a bad idea to prevent allergies and recommends being careful with the excess use of over the counter allergy medicines.
You can check out the pollen breakdown daily on the Weather Channel web page . Also, pollen.com offers a map with an up-to-date allergy forecast in different areas around the country and an Allergy Alert app gives five-day forecasts with information on specific allergens.