Your Allergies May Be Getting Worse

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

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Summary

Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right. Wednesday, a review published in the journal The Laryngoscope looked at the link between climate change and increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. So today, we turn back to a classic Short Wave episode from Brit Hanson and Maddie Sofia, who spoke to allergy expert Dr. Juanita Mora about some quick tips for managing seasonal allergies.

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0:35.3	I mean, if it feels like your allergies or the people around use allergies are getting worse,
0:40.3	you're probably right.
0:41.9	Wednesday, actually, a review was published in the journal Laringoscope,
0:45.8	looking at the link between climate change and allergic rhinitis or hay fever.
0:50.2	What they found confirms what we discussed in a classic shortwave episode by Britt Hansen and Maddie Safaya.
0:58.0	Today on the show, we revisit Britt's investigation into whether allergy season is getting worse every year.
1:04.4	Britt and Maddie talk to an expert and get quick tips for dealing with allergies, which affects over 68 million adults in the U.S.
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