What are common allergens in Rehoboth Beach, DE?

Question

I spent Labor Day weekend there, and reacted to something. I've never had an allergic reaction before, and I've lived in areas with strong allergens.

My eyes got red and itchy, and my vision was blurry. If I stepped out into direct sunlight, my eyes would tear up, spasm, and force themselves closed.

Later, my nose began to run and get congested.

The only other time in my life that I have had a similar problem was during a trip two years ago to the Bethany Beach area.

I assume this is an allergic reaction, but perhaps it could be something else. Any idea?

Answer 1

Google pollencast.com you will get the the first website to click on which says Seasonal Allergies, Allergy Relief, etc (run by the Weather Channel) and you can type in Rehoboth Beach, De and it will go to the daily pollen forecast. You can click on weed and it will show that the weed pollen count was high for Sept 2 so maybe when you were there it was still high.  

I have never had eye allergies before until two weeks ago. My area has a high pollen count and my eyes are red, watery, itchy, and really blurry. Driving me nuts. I see sparks in the dark too maybe from all the irritation.

I have never had any vision problems until the past two weeks. I see the ragweed is in full bloom here. I have been really scared about this too.  :{ I've felt all alone in this and no one understands what I am going through.

Its really hard when you get blurry eyes, never had that before either.