NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Page: 4 of 12
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4 FEATURES
NORTH TEXAS DAILY - NTDAILY.COM
Allergy season brings watery eyes and runny noses
Matthew Payne
Staff Writer
Tt’s roughly 20 minutes before your
I dreaded 8 a.m. class. You can
A hardly breathe and are crippled by
a headache. The feeling of unshaken
weariness offers no relief, and a buzz-
ing sensation of throbbing pressure is
clamped upon your temples.
It’s that time of year, Mean Green,
when birds, bees and lurid lime pol-
len gingerly float through the city.
Spring is in the air, and allergy season
is in full throttle.
According to Weather.com, the
overall pollen count in Dallas from
April 1 to 20 was 13,895 in 2014. This
year, as of yesterday, that count is at
25,507.
This is exactly the kind of woe en-
vironmental studies junior John Pa-
paioannou, like so many others, has
been bothered by.
“Some days I’ve been waking up
lethargic and outright bogged down
with mucus and other disgusting gar-
bage,” Papaioannou said.
Originally from Callisburg, Texas,
Papaioannou said the ecosystem
of Denton is unlike anything he has
experienced before. The climate,
humidity and general environment
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Violet flowers found outside of Sage Hall exhibit how springtime is in full bloom. The sprouting of flowers and leaves also
marks the infiltration of allergy season.
Dr. John Shelton has worked with the UNT Student Health and Wellness center since
2009, and started his medical career in 1979. Photos by Matthew Payne - Staff Writer
is considerably more lush and full of
blossoming plants, he said. Although
beautiful, it negatively affects his al-
lergies. He said he has been through
the pollinated wringer this season.
“Cottonwood is my big allergy trig-
ger,” Papaioannou said. “There are a
lot more grasses and flat land back
home, but due to all the cottonwood
pollen free floating through Denton, I
have more severe allergies here.”
The dominant presence of rag-
weed and the different tree types
Denton hosts have a strong play in
the ecosystems’ contrast, he said.
It’s no surprise other students have
been plagued with a similar conges-
tion and sinus pressure characteristic
of this time of year.
It takes just a casual stroll through
campus to see and hear the watery
eyes and heavy coughs of students
and staff.
“We’ve been averaging three
to four patients exhibiting allergy
symptoms daily this spring,” Student
Health and Wellness Center recep-
tionist Breanna Peel said. “The influx
of students has been noticeable, and
we consistently stay busy scheduling
appointments.”
Peel said the physicians consistent-
ly have a schedule rife with students
seeking treatment for their symp-
toms, which can range anywhere
from mild, everyday allergies that
can be treated with over-the-counter
medicines like Claritin or Cortisone to
more heavy duty issues like rashes or
general discomfort.
“Most of the time, allergies can
simply be mitigated through medi-
cine you can buy at most drug
stores,” said Dr. John Shelton, a physi-
cian at the Health and Wellness Cen-
ter since 2009.
With the rise of allergy-related
problems this season, Shelton said
there have been exceptions to the
commons cases of allergies he’s
seen. Those who have to deal with
asthma, he said, have been particu-
larly prone to debilitating symptoms
this year.
“This allergy season has been sub-
stantially worse than those over the
past five years. I suspect it’s because
of the high amounts of rain making
everything greener and more po-
tent,” Shelton said. “Some people
have a serious problem dealing with
allergens. It’s to the point where we’ll
have to prescribe high-powered pre-
scriptions to provide relief.”
Despite being extremely busy with
the high volume of students visiting
the center, Shelton said students can
register for a check-up or specific
examination and the center will des-
ignate a specific time-slot for an ap-
pointment.
The Health and Wellness Center
is located in Chestnut Hall and ap-
pointments can be made online at
studentwellness.unt.edu or by phone
at (940) 565-2333.
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Jones, Caitlyn. NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 21, 2015, newspaper, April 21, 2015; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654690/m1/4/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.