Other treatments include medication from a doctor or weekly injections. While spring and summer is the time of the year when your child spends the most time outdoors, it is also when pollen levels reach their peak. Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers, trees, grass and weeds. In plants, pollen plays an important part in reproduction. In humans, it is the dominant cause of hay fever.
Pollen allergy is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States.
Pollen levels are highest on warm, dry, breezy days, especially early in the morning and late in the evening. Don't dry your child's clothes or sheets outside The type of pollen your child is allergic to determines when they will develop symptoms. Hay fever is brought on by allergy to pollen, dust or mold. It can occur all year or only in certain seasons. In addition, exposure to irritants such as cigarette smoke or heavy perfume can add to the problem.