More mysterious than you thought? Truth of green on cars

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CLEVELAND (WJW) — The combination of that green and yellow dust-like coating covering your car, decks and more happens every spring in Northeast Ohio, but did you know it’s not actually the same pollen that causes itchy noses and runny eyes?

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The green and yellow pollen on cars isn’t the same culprit that triggers allergies because that type of tree pollen is too heavy to stay in the air and it falls to the ground, according to experts.

It’s the pollen so tiny that we can’t see it, but it sticks to the inside of our noses and causes those nasty allergy symptoms.

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), not all pollen is created equal. In fact, the yellow pollen that you see isn’t the cause of seasonal allergy symptoms.

The pollen we can see is actually caused by “the release of spores from coniferous trees which include pine trees, spruce, fir trees, larch and hemlock,” according to AllerVieHealth.

Conifer pollen like pine pollen “has a waxy coat on it which prevents the protein inside of the pollen from leading to allergic reactions,” according to AllerVieHealth.

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So while we don’t rinse our noses with a garden hose like we do our cars, Fox 8 has talked with experts during allergy seasons on what you can do to try and relieve those difficult allergy symptoms this time of of year in Northeast Ohio.

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