The weatherman recites the pollen count every day, and it soars from midsummer to the first frost, bringing misery to millions.
Hay fever is a common term for seasonal allergic rhinitis.
It is commonly due to environmental allergens such as pollens and molds. Children may have symptoms of hay fever primarily in the spring, when trees and grasses produce pollen as they bloom, or in the late summer and fall, when certain weeds, especially ragweed, bloom. Allergic rhinitis symptoms are unusual before age 3. Among children who are prone to allergy, symptoms seem to increase through childhood and adolescence. Many allergy sufferers can pinpoint the week every summer when the ragweed pollen count suddenly rises.