The Most Challenging Places to Live with Spring Allergies

Filed in archive Hay Fever , Living with Allergies on April 17, 2007

Do you live in a city categorized by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) as one of the "100 most challenging places to live with allergies"? AAFA ranked 100 metro areas based on the following factors:

• Pollen scores (airborne grass/tree/weed pollen and mold spores)


• Number of allergy medications used per patient


• Number of allergy specialists per patient

The top ten cities you don't want o be this spring if you have pollen allergies:

1. Tulsa,OK
2. Dallas-FortWorth,TX
3. Fort Myers,FL
4. San Antonio,TX
5. Tuscon,AZ
6. saint Louis,MO
7. Wichita,KS
8. Little Rock,AR
9. Charlotte,NC
10. Atlanta,GA

See the rest in the Top 100 Most Challenging Places to Live with Spring Allergies (pdf file).