#music #nowplaying #allergies
Y'know whar makes a cold even more fun?
That's right: Spring allergie kicking in!
The joy when you do not know if the scratch in your throat is the virus that sometimes seals your nostrils shut and other times makes them cosplay a waterfall, or of it is the semen of eaery bloomer vegetation that is having sex through the air ( and your breathing system).
The trees are literally fucking WITH us🤣
I did not consent to this!
Rising pollen counts pull down final exam results
Pollen exposure has been linked to poorer results in matriculation exams.
#PollenExposure #MatriculationExams #PoorResults #HealthEffects #Allergies

Le retour du printemps rime souvent avec les éternuements et les yeux qui piquent. Si les allergies aux pollens gâchent votre entrée dans les beaux jours : voici notre sélection pour garder une longueur d'avance sur les pollens et enfin respirer à pleins poumons. D'ici à 2050, 50 % de la population mondiale devrait
'Bless you, macaques: Hay fever hits Japan's wild monkey parks'
'Wild Japanese macaques at observation facilities across Japan appear to be dealing with hay fever-like symptoms again this year, with some rubbing their eyes and noses or sneezing -- not unlike the humans watching them.'
'Staff hope visitors will feel a sense of empathy and kinship, finding common ground in the serious monkey business of spring allergies.'
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2g/00m/0li/024000c
Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
Use of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to suppress allergic hypersensitivity reactions -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOnsjfECvr4&t=1984s
One of my main reactions is painful swallowing. I had an upper endoscopy to check for eosinophilic esophagitis but biopsies were normal - but I have the same symptoms as EoE. Pain is greatly reduced by drinking a baking soda solution.
I first tried baking soda after I noticed that my symptoms were worse if drinking something acidic (lemon water), and improved if I drank something basic (Oatly oatmilk). I had not seen the video or heard of the Japanese case report.

If you're in Atlanta you're seeing yellow:
cars, sidewalks, exposed arms & legs...
It's Spring and pollen numbers are up!
The yellow pollen is from our many pine trees. Other contributing trees are oak, sweet gum, sycamore, and birch.
My area is at that irritating point where it's enough pollen to make you tired, but not enough to make the meds neccessary - instead the latter make you a _different_ kind of tired.