and that's where the trouble starts. >> reporter: and experts say you can blame the increase in itchy eyes, scratchy throats, even some cases of asthma on all that rain. >> it was a record setting april for rainfall all across the ohio valley and the southern lakes and now there's been an explosion of plant life as a result. >> reporter: in listing the annual spring allergy capitals, the asthma and allergy foundation named in third place sha sha sharllet, north carolina. second was louisville, kentucky, and just like last year, knoxville, tennessee, is first. based on high pollen counts and the number of allergy prescriptions. >> we have seen record numbers of allergy suffers coming into the office for the first time. they can't believe they're coming in for symptoms they have never suffered before. >> reporter: and the sufferer is not just for human kind. even jake the dog is ready for this season to be over. >> we had to give jake quite a bit of benadryl to keep him from scratching his hide off. >> reporter: the good news is a lot of the allergy medications that used to require a pr

. >> i have really itchy eyes, i get a film over them when i blink. some mornings when i weak up they are kind of stuck shut and i have to use compresses to get them open and look up. >> she turned to san francisco opt tom terrorist. elio. he said chronic itching can be associated with more severe complications. it's especially common among children with dirt and other germs on their hands. >> there are risks of infection or spreading infection if they have a bacterial or other type of problem. >> the association recommends cold compressors ice cubes to reduce the itching and swelling, then a sterile saline solution to watch the eyes. they say watch out for warning signs for more serious conditions. >> there's no sign the itchiness is resolving, you should come in. sensitivity to light is maybe an in snapper to response. if there is excessive discharge, if the child develops any fever. >>> a new generation of allergy medications can be given to children as young as 2 years old. one recent addition is applied as an eye drop. >> it's a new antihistamine

it's supposed to relieve itchiness within 3 minutes. treatment is one ever several options now available by prescription. it had an immediate effect for ramone, which means she can function without the itching in her eyes. >> the symptoms are gone and gone for the whole day. if you have high allergies, you know it's really uncomfortable. >>> that was carolyn johnson reporting. to check the pollen count for your area, go to abc7 news and look under "see it on tv." >>> boy, it seems like it is going to be a whammy out there for those of us who suffer. >> that's true. that's true. we have everything blooming out there. >> and so much rain. >> yes, and we had all the wind yesterday. today the wind has backed off and we are starting off cool but we will look for a warmup today. warmer than yesterday. here's a view from mount tam. mount diablo with winds up to 20 miles an hour. yesterday was much windier. would you the wind we have cooled off near the coast. 36 half moon bay. mild downtown, 51 san francisco. 44 in fremont with 45 in oakland a

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>> reporter: if you're experiencing itchy eyes and sneezing and wheezing earlier than usual, you're not alone. >> a little bit before spring happened it started getting bad for me. >> i find mooirs more frequently looking, where's the next tissue. >> reporter: last year's allergy season was deemed the worst on record. but thanks to heavy winter snopes and early spring rains, 2011 is poised to be even worse. pollen levels are already reaching record highs. researchers monitor ten sites across the u.s. and canada, between 1995 and 2009. they measured daily temperatures and corresponding pollen count. their findings are nothing to sneeze at. they say higher temperatures are causing people to sneeze, snort and sniff earlier and for several weeks longer. in papillion, nebraska, pollen season grew by 11 days. lacrosse, wisconsin, 13 days. and residents of minneapolis, minnesota, had 16 additional days of suffering. scientists may have found a connection between the farn tithe scale and the gesundheit scale. they say as the earth's temperature rises, so does the messry index of allergy suffere

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