95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's Best Country » allergies http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Sat, 25 May 2013 22:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Twin Falls Allergy Nightmare – What's Causing It and What To Do http://kezj.com/allergy-nightmare/ http://kezj.com/allergy-nightmare/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:48:32 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=168820 It's spring in Southern Idaho and for allergy sufferers the nightmare has just started. Stuffy noses, watery eyes, dry, itchy skin, itching, shortness of breath, coughing, sneezing, and wheezing are just some of the joys of the season.

So what's causing our allergies to go haywire, and what can we do about it?

]]> http://kezj.com/allergy-nightmare/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Food Allergies: Do You Carry An EpiPen? [Poll] http://kezj.com/food-allergies-do-you-carry-an-epipen-poll/ http://kezj.com/food-allergies-do-you-carry-an-epipen-poll/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:18:12 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=63906 My doctor once remarked that I was "allergic to the planet Earth." I have severe environmental allergies and food allergies. During the spring my life is hell. But by far the most frightening thing I'm allergic to is peanuts. One wrong snack and I'm dead.

It comes up more often than you would think. Even this morning one of our sales team brought in cookies for everyone and we had to figure out if any contained peanuts. And I don't carry an EpiPen. I'm actually not sure why to be honest, I just never have.

]]> http://kezj.com/food-allergies-do-you-carry-an-epipen-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr.com, gregfriese Why Do Farmers Still Burn Their Fields? http://kezj.com/why-do-farmers-still-burn-their-fields/ http://kezj.com/why-do-farmers-still-burn-their-fields/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:07:20 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=56443 As I headed home last night, I turned on to Highway 30 and started toward Buhl. Immediately I could see huge plumes of smoke that appeared to be coming from somewhere right outside of Twin, but as drove I found the smoke was actually emanating from Filer.

Several fields were on fire almost directly across from Filer High School, and smoke was choking the city of Filer.

]]> http://kezj.com/why-do-farmers-still-burn-their-fields/feed/ 0 Terry Morgan 'Tis The Season To Sneeze and Cough – How To Beat Spring Allergies http://kezj.com/tis-the-season-to-sneeze-and-cough-how-to-beat-spring-allergies/ http://kezj.com/tis-the-season-to-sneeze-and-cough-how-to-beat-spring-allergies/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:12:46 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=52776 The tree pollen count for Twin Falls is through the roof right now. Almost everyone I know is sneezing, coughing, blowing their nose, and popping Benadryls just to make it through the day. As someone who is allergic to the planet Earth anyway, when it blooms duri

]]> http://kezj.com/tis-the-season-to-sneeze-and-cough-how-to-beat-spring-allergies/feed/ 0 Terry with his tissues/Terry's iPhone