It’s becoming more rare that we are seeing patients that have been recommended to move to the desert in the past several years because I think most physicians around the country finally caught on." "Most of the year you can look at every month and find a plant that pollinates if there is the right temperature and circumstances. “That (myth) goes way back before we brought a lot of non-native plants and decided to make the desert into heaven for golfers and olive trees and mulberry trees and bringing anything that can grow out here," Leyko said. "It was transformative from a desert that was devoid of allergy-producing plants and now to cultivated plants that produce pollen for most of the year. In fact, Leyko said, the introduction of non-native species turned Arizona from a haven for allergy sufferers into a place like any other where pollen fills the air. Leyko also blames the many non-native plants that have been brought to Arizona for stoking sinus inflammation, itchy eyes and headaches.
But the misery is typically worst in the spring when plants of all types undergo growth spurts.
Something could trigger your symptoms just about any time of year. Here's what you need to know about seasonal allergies in Arizona. It just tends to pick up again in the spring and fall." Something is always pollinating here and it never fully stops. "There's no winter, no snow on the ground freezing over pollen. "There's always something in the air here," he said. Bart Leyko, an allergist with the Allergy Asthma Clinic in Phoenix, said it's hard for allergy sufferers to catch a break. Irritants like dust and pollution also are present throughout the year.ĭr. Weeds also proliferate in the spring.īut while spring is the most intense time of year for sneezing and coughing, it’s not uncommon to see allergens like pollen every month because there's always something growing somewhere in Arizona. In metro Phoenix, allergy symptoms are typically most intense at this time of year as trees, plants and grasses come back to life. The turn of the calendar to March signals not only the beginning of spring and a blossoming desert but also the dreaded return of allergy symptoms for many people. View Gallery: Pollen allergy season: What's causing your symptoms in Arizona
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