For allergy sufferers, the drought has it's benefits, but so does the rain.
During this spring, pollen counts were fairly high. However, after dry summer conditions, the count has been lower than normal.
"It's really been a pretty good summer for allergy sufferers overall," says the medical director at The South Bend Clinic, Dr. James Harris.
While pollen counts are low, other summer allergies have peaked. During the summer, there is more smoke, dust, and irritants in the air.
That's why rain is even better.
Rain brings down mold counts, drops pollen counts, and reduces dust in the air.
So what can you expect in the coming months?
"As the fall comes we will have a whole set of new allergies to deal with. Some people will get better, some people will get worse, but one thing's for sure, we'll have something to treat them with," says Marc Merrill, pharmacist at Merrill Pharmacy.
Merrill said that if you suffer from allergy symptoms, they are treatable.
When it comes to seasonal allergies, things are calming down. Trees were causing grief in the spring, grass during the early parts of the summer, but there is a window before ragweed season, which starts in 10 days.
