While 30% of French people suffer from allergies, predictive applications of pollen peaks offer a good complement to drug treatment.

Who says back spring also says, for some, back allergies! Today, one in three French suffers from it, a good part of it because of pollen. Fortunately, there are applications to help allergies anticipate peaks and thus adapt their treatment.

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Monitor the level of pollen ...

The easiest access is called Pollen Weather , it is a French application that indicates the level of pollen in the air around the user, thanks to geolocation and data from Météo France. At a glance, there is a two-day forecast for four of the most common types of pollen: ragweed, birch, grass and olive. It's convenient but a bit limited.

>> Download Weather Pollen on the AppStore or Android

For those who need more information, there is the Pollen app. Thanks to data from the European Aeroallergenic Surveillance Network, based in Austria, it allows us to select among 19 types of pollen those which concern us and thus to create its own bulletin of forecast of the risks. The level of pollen is evaluated from 1 to 4, hour by hour, it is very clear. The Pollen app also includes a map of Europe to see where the peaks are. We learn for example that at the moment, Germany is much more affected than France by pollen.

>> Download Pollen on the AppStore or Android

... and pollution peaks

To complete, you can download an application to monitor the air quality. Indeed, we know that episodes of intense pollution on sunny days are an aggravating factor for pollen peaks. When one is very affected by allergic crises, it is always useful to have in mind this additional data.

For that, the application Plume Air Report is perfect. In the form of a curve, it provides minute-by-minute monitoring of the level of pollution in your city and 24-hour forecasts. In addition, she gives advice on whether or not to play sports or go out on the terrace depending on the level of pollution observed.

>> Download Plume Air Report on the AppStore or Android