Is your Christmas tree causing allergies? What experts say about "Christmas Tree Syndrome"
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'Tis the season for sneezing and coughing — but in some cases, it could be what's inside your house this holiday that's making you feel less-than-merry: your Christmas tree.
Referred to as "Christmas Tree Syndrome," experts say it can cause your indoor allergies to flare up. It's not an allergy to the tree itself, but what's lurking on it.
"When you bring in a Christmas tree into the home, people have worsening allergy symptoms," says Dr. DeVon Preston, an allergist at Cleveland Clinic. He says it's not pine pollen from real trees causing the problem, as people often think.
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