High Pollen Counts Continue, Relief Coming Soon

Allergy sufferers, relief is on its way!

For the past week, the pollen count in Metro Atlanta has climbed higher and higher. Last Friday the count was low at just 5. On Thursday, that number reached 4,151, thanks mostly to the yellow dust from tree pollen.

Although that number is high, it is still less than half the pollen count recorded just last year. In March 2012, Northeast Georgia hit a record high of 9,369.

The major allergy culprits right now are oak, birch, sweetgum and mulberry.

Rain coming, possibly as soon as Thursday night, will wash away much of the pollen causing the itching, coughing and sneezing in allergy sufferers.

If you can't wait for Mother Nature to take care of the pollen problem, here are some tips to help allergy sufferers. 

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