Rain in Arizona means two things, Phoenix residents will inevitably post hundreds of rainy photos and rainy updates to the social media feeds and the weatherman will predictably call this storm a ‘big winter storm’ to prepare for. Phoenix traffic will be horrible, much worse than usual, parents will complain and kids will play in the rain. The atmosphere in Phoenix changes when a storm rolls in and rain begins to poor. There’s excitement, relief and tension. As a Phoenix physician, there are two things that I know the storm will bring; allergy relief immediately followed by allergy panic.
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Allergy season has come early for much of the country, especially Arizona, and so it’s time to fight back and take control of your symptoms before they take control of you. Our Phoenix doctors see hundreds of patients this time of year for allergy symptoms, which are often and easily confused with cold or flu symptoms. But with an early allergy season in Phoenix we’ll be seeing a longer allergy season, which means you need to understand how to prevent and avoid some of the more nasty symptoms.

What Is Causing Your Allergies?

Seasonal allergies are caused by allergens in the air, most often pollen from blooming flowers and desert plant life that are soaking up this amazing spring weather. With heavy rains and great saturation for new plant growth, flowers are in full bloom and so are seasonal allergies.
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