I'm Christine Zier-Klissette. I'm Kyra Blackwell.

I'm Rosie Garan. And you're listening to The Wirecutter Show.

Hey, it's Rosie.

So last spring, we released this really helpful bonus episode about allergies and how to keep them in check.

Spoiler alert, it's pollen season again, so we thought we'd re-air it.

Good luck out there, people.

Welcome to the show. Today, we're doing a quick bonus episode on something many people are currently struggling with seasonal allergies.

Because of climate change, allergy seasons are becoming longer and they really are becoming more intense.

One in four adults in the U.S. suffer from allergies. I've been struggling with seasonal allergies for most of my life since I was a very, very young kid. There's this

odd juxtaposition that, you know, you're excited for spring and you're really looking forward

to the energy that longer days, the blooms of the flowers, but it's tough not to feel well.

That's right. If you believe that you have to pay for things, like maybe you're having to

pay for the beauty outside. Carmically. Yeah, carmically, it's not right. For it.

Kyra and I are going to speak with one of our colleagues from the New York Times, who's been

reporting about what to do if you have seasonal allergies. Nina Agarwal, a health reporter at the Times, is joining us to talk about how to

determine if you're suffering from allergies or something else, because sometimes it really can be

confusing, and what you should know about different medications and some of the other strategies

you can use to combat seasonal allergies.

Yeah, we'll also talk about what wirecutter recommends for helping reduce the pollen in your own home.

And even if you can't control the pollen, swarming around outside, you can do some things to improve your indoor air quality.

So we're going to take a quick break and then we'll be here with Nina. Be right back.

Nina, welcome to the show.

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