Is seasonal allergy only an East-coast thing?

[E equals MC2]

As you know, New England gets hit with crazy ass hay fever/seasonal allergy every Spring as oak, pine and all the crap trees spew their stupid ass pollen into the air.

EVERY YEAR, the whole world gets covered in yellow dust... in the streets, on top of cars, roofs, EVERYWHERE.

My friends just moved to LA. They were utterly amazed that they didn't suffer ANY allergy because they were so USED to having one each year.

I was wondering if this is actually an universal case. There is NO hay fever in CA, right?

 

[KeithTalent]

Well I am in BC which is a ways North of California, but people still get hayfever. A buddy of mine was just telling me yesterday that his hayfever was starting to act up because the weather has been unseasonably warm recently.

KT

 

[Jhill]

There are allergies everywhere. Just different kinds.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Well I am in BC which is a ways North of California, but people still get hayfever. A buddy of mine was just telling me yesterday that his hayfever was starting to act up because the weather has been unseasonably warm recently.

KT

You're not in california! :brokenheart:

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Jhill
There are allergies everywhere. Just different kinds.

That's exactly what I'm asking. Is there a palm-tree hay fever? In NE, the seasonal allergy is EPIDEMIC in the specific period of march/april/may. Everyone is miserable and TV is riddled with Claritin ads 24/7.

I'm asking is there such a case in CA?

 

[HopJokey]

I am in California and I get massive hayfever during the spring time. Mainly April-May-June.

 

[Anubis]

i live in NY and get ZERO seasonal allergies, its more based on the person rather then where they live, some people have allergies some dont, does not matter where they live

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Anubis
i live in NY and get ZERO seasonal allergies, its more based on the person rather then where they live, some people have allergies some dont, does not matter where they live

For second time, I understand that. But what I'm asking is: is it as epidemic as it is in New England? (see above post)

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: Anubis
i live in NY and get ZERO seasonal allergies, its more based on the person rather then where they live, some people have allergies some dont, does not matter where they live

It TOTALLY matters where you live. I live in NW Washington (north of Seattle) and I have pretty bad seasonal allergies. But when I went to school on the east side (where there's nothing but plains grass and wheat fields) I had zero allergies. Same thing when I travel to places like Arizona/Hawaii/SoCal/etc during allergy season... no problems... until I return home where it's facking dense trees everywhere.

 

[Dirigible]

There is a lot of pollen floating around CA in the Spring, and some people have hayfever. I don't get hayfever here, I didn't get it for the years I spent in New England, and I haven't noticed any difference in numbers of people getting it at either location. Maybe I've just never paid attention, though, since it's not something that's ever affected me.

 

[Mermaidman]

Your body needs exposure first before developing allergy symptoms later. Usually, when I move to a new region, my seasonal allergies kick in the following year. Check back with your friends in a year or two.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: Anubis
i live in NY and get ZERO seasonal allergies, its more based on the person rather then where they live, some people have allergies some dont, does not matter where they live

For second time, I understand that. But what I'm asking is: is it as epidemic as it is in New England? (see above post)

Of course it is. Do you think people in New England are so special that only they get to have allergies?

I live in the heart of almond country...fucking nut trees everywhere. Peaches, walnuts, apricots, all kinds of tree fruit except citrus. (for the most part)
Right now, almonds are starting to bloom. For those lucky bastards who have allergies to that kind of pollen...it's fucking miserable. I have lilacs in my back yard. They're starting to set blossoms. For the folks who are allergic to those, they're horrible. Fortunately, (AFAIK) I don't have any kind of "hay fever" allergies.
Hay fever is a problem just about anywhere you have plants that bloom.

 

[IAteYourMother]

uhh... i'm going to say california has flowers... so no.

 

[BoomerD]

<thump-thump> Hello...is this thing working? <thump-thump>

Dammit, time for new batteries in the sarcasm meter I guess...

 

[LtPage1]

Whenever you move to a new place, your allergies usually go away for a while- sometimes a year or more. They'll come back, as soon as your friends get nice and used to the L.A. pollen/smog/mold.

 

[soulcougher73]

I grew up in CA and never had allergies at all. I moved to Kansas City 10 years ago and get allergies every year at Spring time and sometimes in the Fall. Allergies suck. Having never had allergies before i thought i was just getting sick a lot more when i first moved here till i figured it out. CA FTW for no allergies.

 

[potato28]

I always get my seasonal allergies, and I traveled out west at the peak. Still had to take med's to keep the sneeze's down so I could go somewheres without seeming like a giant germ bag.

 

[antyler]

No seasonal allergies are bad over here. Especially in the central Valley. I believe pollen is high right now. Allergies suck.

 

[FoBoT]

pollen doesn't bother me
i could roll around in it

i am not allergic to anything

 

[miri]

I grew up in Texas so when I moved to Virginia after highschool, I had massive allergies. When I went to bed at night, I could not breathe out of my nose. But over the years my body got much better and I only got a allergy attack like maybe once a week if not less. Although I moved to California 2 years ago and the allergy attacks have pretty much subsided.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Keep in mind, CA is a really big state. Geographically, the stretch between northern CA and southern CA is the same size as the distance between Boston, MA and Charlotte, NC. That's going to be a pretty substantial difference in climate. Northern CA has more temperate forests; southern CA has some fairly barren deserts. I would imagine there are more instances of hay fever in Eureka than San Diego.

 

[ahurtt]

People in LA are probably so used to the permanent blanket of smog that permeates the air that their bodies just don't notice a little extra pollen mixed in there in the spring time.

 

[oogabooga]

Having lived in both the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles and now Orange County I can assure you, people have allergies here. And unlike what ahurtt suggests we don't seem to develop immunity from impurities in the air from being here Although if you are new to the area and suffer from both... best of luck to ya :beer:

 

[Vic]

The Pacific NW is like the pollen capital of the world in the spring. So... no, it's not just an east coast thing, but thanks for thinking of us!