DALLAS \u2014 Medical experts say a cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert that\u2019s swirling high above Texas will probably make for a rough few days, especially for people dealing with allergies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are times where you can feel it strongly, and sometimes you can slightly feel it,\u201d said Regina Sanchez of McAllen. \u201cIt feels like… thicker.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dust is traveling high in the air and may not be clearly visible to all. Monday morning, a clear haze was seen by folks in Austin and San Antonio, while others in Dallas and even Sanchez in McAllen reported clear skies.<\/p>\n
However, visible or not, doctors say the hazard that dust poses will still be present.<\/p>\n
\u201cNasal irritation, throat irritation, runny nose,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Barber, a pulmonologist at Dell Children\u2019s Medical Center in Austin. \u201cJust by going outdoors, they might have some of these symptoms triggered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barber said it could even trigger cold-like symptoms in non-allergy sufferers.<\/p>\n
Unlike normal seasonal allergens, Barber said the effects of the dust may not be so easily countered with the usual medicines and could even require a trip to the doctor for those with serious respiratory issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the dust itself is more of an irritant because of the particles and how they interact with the lining of our airway rather than an allergen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Doctors recommend staying indoors when possible and driving with windows rolled up while the dust travels through the state. Additionally, Barber said wearing an N95 mask while out and about can help folks avoid breathing in the dust particles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DALLAS \u2014 Medical experts say a cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert that\u2019s swirling high above Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2160,132,134,133,21403,1570,102,138,223,82,27,1569,2053,835],"class_list":["post-354964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-app-top-stories","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-brian-scott","tag-ctv","tag-dallas","tag-el-paso","tag-news","tag-san-antonio","tag-texas","tag-texas-what-you-need-to-know","tag-top-stories","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}