Upstate ranks among worst places to live with pollen allergies in the country

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Doctors in the Upstate are seeing a surge in patients as the region ranks among the worst in the nation for pollen allergies this year.

The Greenville area currently ranks 10th in the country for the most challenging places to live with allergies. For parents like Haley Stansell, the high pollen counts have made it difficult for her three children to enjoy the outdoors.

“We just survive honestly with the three kids and try to play outside, but obviously we’re limited with outside activities,” Stansell said. She noted that as her eldest child’s symptoms worsened, it became harder to “make the best of it” while the children were stuck inside during beautiful weather…

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