Pollution and pollen tracker recommendations

[Lysistrata]

Prompted by the fact that I have a snuffly nose despite starting fexofenadine and Flixonase, and not sure why. Checked on the usually reliable Met Office pollen tracker and it's been down for a few days.

Does anyone know good reliable apps for a) pollution b) pollen?

I somehow have non-allergic asthma but also hayfever, which is apparently possible! Even though I don't *think* I have any allergic triggers I have been told that rhinitis can still cause asthma issues by dripping down into my lungs (lovely).

Spring is not the best time for my already very twitchy lungs so I would like to keep on top of bad pollution days/days with a combination of environmental triggers if I can - often avoiding going out where I can is my only solution to this and has I think helped me avoid admission at least once.

All the apps I have tried are rubbish and seem to say the air is good even when the papers are screaming about air quality (City Air)!

[risabel59]

Hi there,

I find that none of the predictors reliably give me an indication of when my allergies will kick off, suddenly I will be streaming and wheezy, literally in a period of less than an hour. I am not sure that any of the apps really work as they are so generic and we are all so individual. I can go outside and feel that the air is "bad" and no app can replicate that. Sometimes I know the air is bad before I even get out of bed. Perhaps I should go into the app business, Lols. !!!

However I do look at the met office predictions when I am in the UK.

R xx

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador in reply to risabel59]

Damn. I know what you mean as I have a personal weather station in my chest, but I was hoping maybe I just hadn't found a good app yet! City Air started showing good every single day which made me think they just hadn't bothered to enter anything.

I suppose last year when the sky turned yellow (Saharan Dust) that should have been a clue. I didn't expect to feel like I was heading for admission following a short walk to the tube though!

[WheezyAnne]

uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecas... . I find the DEFRA website very good, as it tells you different levels of pollution expected over the week. once we get into March, the Clartyn (don't think I spelt that right) app is useful as it tells you which pollen is expected and at what level. It only works during the pollen season. It is worth checking humidity levels and fungus\house dust as well, as these all come into the equation. Hope some of this is useful.

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador in reply to WheezyAnne]

Thanks WheezyAnne! Yes I am.bad with humidity and low pressure too. When i don't know exactly what's.triggered an admission I tend to blame the weather as cold, humid etc all an issue.

I will look up DEFRA thanks. Moving soon so I hope.the indoor environment will be better.