For those who are struggling, the months of March and September are the most difficult, but there are two places of the country where Brits will be most affected today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Met Office, pollen levels will be high for the rest of the week throughout the North West and Yorkshire & the Humber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These levels will remain until Saturday in the North, causing havoc for anyone hoping to visit parks and natural beauty sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday evening, rain pelted the areas, helping to circulate pollen into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pollen level in most other locations is medium, with a few spots in Scotland having a low count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spike in pollen comes as many people have been unable to obtain antihistamines due to a scarcity of a critical component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Boots and Superdrug acknowledged that a component known as chlorphenamine maleate is in low supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piriton, Allercalm, Allerief, Hayleve, and Pollenase, as well as several pharmacy-branded pills, contain it as an active component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To make matters worse, millions of Britons have already been warned about the dangers that hot weather entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the pollen count grows, asthmatics are at risk of life-threatening attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pollen, according to more than half of persons with asthma (59%) can cause symptoms like a tight chest, wheezing, and shortness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the charity’s research, a quarter of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) feel the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thriva’s Dr. Manpreet Bains discussed why individuals suffer from hay fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hayfever is a group of symptoms that occur at different times of the year depending on which pollen you are allergic to.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pollen season for trees is traditionally from late March to mid-May, grass pollen season is from mid-May to July, and weed pollen season is from June to September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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