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Day 1173: A new record
Jun. 6th, 2023 11:50 pmI’m sure I’ve mentioned that we have serious pollen issues here. The worst of all, for many people, is the grass pollen (mid-May to mid-July), because grass seed is one of the main crops in the Willamette Valley, and we’re here at the valley head.
The allergy clinic where D. gets his shots is the official pollen counting station for the area, and today they posted the pollen count for grass. For perspective, a count of 1-4 is “low,” 5-19 is “moderate,” 20-199 is “high,” and over 200 is “very high.”
Our pollen count today was 1301. That’s a hundred times the moderate level!!! They said this was a new record for Eugene (although I do remember it being 1200 or so a few years ago). It’s because it’s been warm and dry for a while, and the winds have been blowing from the north (where the grass is grown). Apparently even people who aren’t allergic to grass have been reporting problems.
I actually felt better than yesterday. Yesterday I’d woken in the middle of the night with my sinuses hurting, but managed to get back to sleep, with the resulting sinus headache lasting almost all day. Last night I woke in the middle of the night with my sinuses hurting, but I added another pillow to tilt my head a bit, and although that felt like an odd way to sleep, it must have made a big difference.
The allergy clinic where D. gets his shots is the official pollen counting station for the area, and today they posted the pollen count for grass. For perspective, a count of 1-4 is “low,” 5-19 is “moderate,” 20-199 is “high,” and over 200 is “very high.”
Our pollen count today was 1301. That’s a hundred times the moderate level!!! They said this was a new record for Eugene (although I do remember it being 1200 or so a few years ago). It’s because it’s been warm and dry for a while, and the winds have been blowing from the north (where the grass is grown). Apparently even people who aren’t allergic to grass have been reporting problems.
I actually felt better than yesterday. Yesterday I’d woken in the middle of the night with my sinuses hurting, but managed to get back to sleep, with the resulting sinus headache lasting almost all day. Last night I woke in the middle of the night with my sinuses hurting, but I added another pillow to tilt my head a bit, and although that felt like an odd way to sleep, it must have made a big difference.