UW-Health Kids Offers Tips to Help Children Cope with Spring Allergy Season

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 -- 9:00 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Spring is allergy season, and UW Health Kids offers tips to help them cope.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, Dr. Megan Yanny says it’s easy to confuse allergies with a cold, but symptoms to look for include a runny nose, congestion, sneezing, itchy or watery eyes, and a bit of a tickle in their throat.

Yanny says it’s best to avoid cold and flu medication to treat allergies, and instead you should use antihistamines, nasal steroid sprays or allergy eye drops.

It’s also best to take preventative measures like regularly washing towels and bedding, keeping windows closed, and checking weather reports for pollen count updates.

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