seasonal allergies are making more people absolutely miserable this year, and they re hitting a lot of adults for the very first time catie beck tells us what s behind the increase and how you can reduce your risk. reporter: new york schoolteacher kiera wilson spent her recent spring break feeling miserable. itchy throat. so much sneezing i actually had to buy allergy medicine for the first time. reporter: for the first time as an adult, wilson is struggling through allergy season this year is much, much, much worse. reporter: allergist dr. stanley fineman says he is hearing similar patient stories from first-time allergy fighters in their 30s and 40s. i saw one just now, in fact this morning, who was miserable. reporter: doctors say onset seasonal allergies are becoming more common because warmer temps are extending the window for pollen release this is kind of a pollen storm almost,
Doctors say pollen levels are so high in Florida right now that they've been seeing a surge in the number of patients complaining about their allergies.