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Preparing for allergy season

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    It may still feel like winter, but spring is almost here and with that comes seasonal allergies. Learn how to prepare so you don’t get bogged down w...

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While snow may still be on the ground where you live.

The spring allergy season is already here.

In the north who starts a little later.

Down south it's already spring allergy season.

And so people have to be aware and so this time of year when this especially here this snow on the ground.

People can't believe that having -- Problems doctor David Rosen strike is the director of allergy and immunology amount if your medical center.

And he says it can be difficult sometimes to determine if it's a cold -- analogy even for experts.

Especially since many people can go without ever having an allergy symptom.

And then suddenly develop them.

If you generally feel very sickle -- more likely to be a cold but not always but you have the same symptoms at every year the same time.

That's probably -- -- As for treatment -- strike says some allergy medications work better.

If you start taking them before you have those symptoms but -- with any medication.

Check -- your own doctor for our.

If you have just nasal -- -- allergies.

You don't have to start treating yourself too soon Chris normally -- the -- are working right away so as soon as you start.

Feeling symptoms.

-- demise should start you medicine's.

The pills you take these antihistamines.

Work better.

If you take them before you have symptoms so they always -- credit to prevent the -- to retreat.

Health experts say while it's difficult to detect the severity this allergy season will bring.

Traditionally it's the -- the winner the longer the allergy season so get prepared.

In New York Jamie Colby Fox News.