What is dusting in January? According to the pollen calendar, hazel begins to dust in the first month of the year. However, the air may also contain pollen from other plants that normally sensitize you much later. All because of the increasingly warmer winters. Check what dusts in January.

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  1. What dusts in January?
    • Hazel
    • Alder
    • Spores of microscopic (mold) fungi
    • Roztocze

What is the dust in January?According to the pollen calendar, only hazel is pollinated. However, people who are allergic to alder pollen should also be on guard, which - even though it begins to vegetate only in February - can also cause allergies. All thanks to warmer and warmer winters. This means that the pollen season of sensitizing plants will be longer, which will make the symptoms particularly bothersome and increase the likelihood of cross-allergies.

What dusts in January?

Hazel

Hazel - a plant that produces hazelnuts - starts pollination in the third decade of January. However, in some years, due to temperatures much higher than usual at this time of the year, the pollen season of this plant began in the first week of January. It was like this, among others in 2007 and 2013, when the temperature during the day even reached 14 degrees C, and at night around 8 degrees C.

Although the concentration of hazel pollen in January is low, it can be a problem because many allergy sufferers in our country are allergic to pollen of this plant. It is therefore worth paying attention to whether there are no more hazel inflorescences in the area - oblong yellow bases. This is especially true of the inhabitants of southern Poland. Allergy sufferers can be relieved by cooling due to which the hazel will not be able to develop enough to release pollen.

Alder

According to the pollen calendar, alder should start to bother allergy sufferers only in the second decade of February, but due to the increasingly warmer winters, its pollen season may start as early as January. So, if you experience a runny nose, watery eyes and burning sensation during a winter walk in the park, it may be an allergy to alder or hazel or both, as alder allergen cross-reacts with hazel allergens.

Good to know:The hazel pollen season ends in March / April, and the alders in April.

Spores of microscopic (mold) fungi

Spores of mold fungi of the genusAspergillusare spores of fungi, the so-called indoor. They multiply particularly intensively at high levels of air humidity, i.e. in bathrooms and cellars. The germs of these fungi can also be found in house dust.

Roztocze

There are also other allergens in the dust that can cause allergies in January - house dust mites. These necklaces are present in large numbers in heated rooms where the air temperature is raised.

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About the authorMonika Majewska A journalist specializing in he alth issues, especially in the areas of medicine, he alth protection and he althy eating. Author of news, guides, interviews with experts and reports. Participant of the largest Polish National Medical Conference "Polish woman in Europe", organized by the "Journalists for He alth" Association, as well as specialist workshops and seminars for journalists organized by the Association.

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