Dr. Marc Cromie treats a young patient for allergies.Top 100 “Fall Allergy Capitals” in the region:(ranked by composite score)3. Knoxville — 94.325. Memphis — 88.729. Chattanooga — 85.7621. Birmingham — 74.5424. Nashville — 72.3727. Augusta — 70.7130. Greenville, S.C. — 69.6374. Atlanta — 53.67
Those prone to watery eyes and itchy skin beware: Chattanooga now ranks as a top-10 city for fall allergies.
Tennessee itself is a hotbed for seasonal suffering — Knoxville, Memphis and Chattanooga all rank in the top 10 cities for “challenging places to live with fall allergies,” according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.
Chattanooga was 11th last year, and conditions here consistently make its residents reach for the tissue box.
“In Chattanooga, allergies are always bad because of our very mild climate,” said Dr. Marc Cromie of the Chattanooga Allergy Clinic. “These allergens will come out from early September to the first frost, so we’ve got an extremely long season. That combination gets us.”