. >> reporter: lisa gunter in macon, georgia, is one of the more than 24 million americans suffering from seasonal allergies, a reaction to pollen from grass, trees, weed and flowers. >> i've had allergies all my life. runny eyes, itching, having a lot of frequent throat clearing >> reporter: now with people getting out after months inside during the pandemic, they're starting to hit across the country. >> if your allergies are bugging you this time of year, you're not alone. >> the trees are still budding, so that pollen remains very, very high. >> reporter: but now some allergy experts are noticing something different. >> we're finding is that in the past year patients with pollen allergies, because they're wearing their masks, because they're wearing goggles decrease potential virus exposure, they're getting the added benefit of having improvement in their allergic symptoms. >> reporter: why are you seeing people with less outdoor allergies? >> so, by wearing a mask, you are automatically decreasing exposure to the little particulates that cause the allergic reaction >> reporter:

. >> reporter: lisa gunter in macon, georgia is one of the more than 24 million americans suffering fromeasonal allergies, a reaction to pollen from grass, tree, weeds, and flowers. >> i've had allergies off of my life runny eyes, itching. having a lot of frequent throat clearing. >> reporter: now with people getting out after months inside during the pandemic, they're starting to hit across the country. >> if your allergies are bugging you this time of year, you're not alone. >> trees are still budding so that pollen remains very, very high. >> reporter: but now some allergy experts are noticing something different. >> what we're finding is in this past year, patients who have pollen allergy, because they're wearing their mask, because they're wearing goggles to decrease potential viral exposure, they're actually getting the added benefit of having improvement of their allergic symptoms. >> why are you seeing people with less outdoor allergies? >> by wearing a mask, you're automatically decreasing exposure to your nose and mouth to these little particulates that then cause the inflammat