Still Sneezing in July? Summer Allergies in Seattle and Bellevue
Why You’re Still Sneezing After Spring
Spring is over, but summer allergies are still active in the Pacific Northwest.
If you’re still sneezing, stuffed up, or dealing with postnasal drip, your nose may be reacting to a new phase of pollen season.
Watch this quick video on why you may still be sneezing after spring
Why Summer Allergies Are Still Happening
Summer allergies are often triggered by grass pollen and weed pollen. Grass pollen can stay active into July, and weed pollen can become more noticeable as summer moves along.
These tiny pollens can land in your nose, eyes, hair, clothes, and skin. That is why symptoms may show up after being outside.
A Common Example: Gardening and Weeding
A lot of people feel worse after yard work. You may spend an hour gardening, pulling weeds, trimming plants, or mowing.
Later that day, your nose starts running. Or you feel more congested. That does not always mean you caught a cold. It may be a pollen allergy flare.
Common Summer Allergy Symptoms
Summer allergy symptoms can include a stuffy nose, runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose or eyes, postnasal drip, sinus pressure, throat clearing, and feeling tired or foggy.
These symptoms can come and go. They may feel worse after gardening, weeding, hiking, walking the dog, or sleeping with windows open.
Simple Ways to Reduce Pollen Exposure
After being outside, change your clothes, rinse your face, and wash your hands. Consider a shower before bed, especially after yard work.
Keep windows closed when pollen is high. Use saline spray or a gentle rinse if your nose feels coated or irritated.
And remember your shoes and hair. Pollen can follow you inside.
When to Get Help
If summer allergies are making it hard to breathe through your nose, sleep well, or enjoy being outside, it may be time for treatment.
A Sinus Ninja treatment can help calm and clear irritated nasal passages so your nose can breathe and drain better.
Video Transcript
For quick reference, here is the short video transcript.
Spring’s over.
So why are you still sneezing?
You think allergy season is winding down…
but the next phase is actually winding up.
First it was spring trees.
Now it’s early summer grass.
Different pollen.
Same irritated nose.
I see this in early summer.
Still sneezing after spring?
Your nose might be reacting to summer grass.