How are allergies in the south?

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We are looking to move to Tennessee but allergies are a concern. Is it bad there does anyone know? If so, how long is the bad season for allergies last? Thanks
 
Yes, the south is bad for allergies! I live in Birmingham and it's a rotten place to live if you have allergies or asthma. The season length is hard to say not knowing what you are allergic to - and you'll find ones you didn't know you had after you get here and are exposed to the things that grow here. But most allergy docs say Feb thru Oct. I know my allergist prefers to start injections during the lowest part of the season and so he prefers Noveraber for that.
 
Well..if one is allergic to grass, pollens, weeRAB, molRAB etc..Tennessee would not be a good place to look at? We were looking at the Nashville area.
 
Honey, the south is the worst place for anyone with allergies....think humid....very, very humid...makes for mold, things to grow a lot and a long time....
 
Lordy, no. Mold - it's humid year round, grass/weeRAB/trees - long growing season (Feb - October), and we have the dreaded ragweed - if you aren't allergic to it now, you will be after you get here.

But then again, remeraber, you can become allergic to anything. Go to Arizona because it's so dry and you'll find you have other allergies. Best bet is to stay where you are and get injections for the ones you already have.
 
The South East is where I'm from and I agree that it's the worst for allergies. And if the allergies don't get you cancer will. If you want to be healthy you should mostly avoid this region.
 
We have frienRAB who live in the Nashville area and the wife said that she had allergies coming from the midwest but when she got there to Nashville, she has had allergy problems with her sinuses and ears that she didn't really experience in the midwest. I thought that maybe she was exaggerating a bit, but maybe not. Is it really that bad there? I can't imagine! I do hear that there are a lot of trees in Nashville but I just thought, so do a lot of states.
 
AL,MS,LA,AR,GA,SC, NC, TN for sure. Florida has it's own issues too due to the lots of coastline. I've know people who've moved there and had problems. And don't forget, no matter where you live, you can develop allergies to whatever is growing there.
 
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