It's the season of willow fluttering, quickly put away this protective strategy

Spring is the season when the willows are flying, and while the spring flowers are in full bloom, the willows are also beginning to stir.

Willow fluff, that is, the seeds of poplar trees or willow trees, have white fluff, and fly with the wind like flutters, so it is called willow flocculent. Dry, high temperature, sufficient light, low humidity, a certain wind speed of the weather is easy to cause willow fluff drifting. In sunny weather, 10 o'clock to 16 o'clock is generally a high incidence of willow flying. In the morning and evening, as the temperature drops and the wind decreases, so does the willow fluff.

Every year in April and May

As the weather warms up

The weather is dry

The flying feathers began to come alive

The temperature rises, the sun shines,

The air humidity is small and the wind speed is certain

Facilitates the dispersion of flying feathers

Accidentally flying "snow" pasted your face

Make your nose a handful of tears

What are the hazards of flying feathers?

First, it affects health

It brings up dirt and dust on the ground and affects the air quality.

It is non-toxic and harmless, but it is a great allergen.

Causes skin irritation and itching.

Causes redness and swelling of the eyes.

Causes itchy nose and runny nose.

Causes coughing.

Causes respiratory edema.

Symptoms of the reaction of the flying fibrillation allergy

Contact allergies can cause skin redness, itching, papules, purpura, etc.

Inhaled allergens are easy to cause allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis, clinical manifestations are continuous sneezing, runny nose, cough, wheezing, etc.

Second, affect traffic

In the process of flying in the air, willows sometimes block the driver's line of sight, thus affecting traffic safety.

Third, it is easy to cause fire

After floating in the air for a period of time, the willow will fall to the ground, gathered in the grass or the corner of the building, the willows gathered together are very easy to ignite, and a cigarette butt that may be thrown down at will cause a fire, and there is a great fire hazard.

Willows like "snowflakes" fly with the wind and are prone to cause allergic reactions of varying degrees.

What to do in the face of this annoying willow? Remember the following 9 tricks!

1 Fully "armed" and then go out

Take precautions when you go out, masks, glasses and coats. It is recommended to replace contact lenses with frame glasses to prevent flying feathers from flying into the eyes.

2 Wash the nasal passages daily

People with allergic rhinitis and sensitivity to willow fluff are recommended to wash the nasal cavity 2-3 times a day. Specialized nose-suckers can be bought in pharmacies and hospitals. It is also possible to use a simpler method to thoroughly clean the nasal passages using saline.

3 Choose the right time for outings

Willow is generally the most at noon, and people with allergies try to avoid going out during this time period. Whenever possible, choose outdoor activities in the morning, late at night, or after the rain when there are few willows.

4 Warm water to remove willow flocculents

After the skin is stained with willow flocculent, it is necessary to remove it in time, preferably with warm water, to help prevent allergies or alleviate allergy symptoms. If the skin itching, erythema, papules and other symptoms are serious, seek medical attention in time.

5 Do not dry clothes outside

Dry clothes indoors as much as possible, and drying outdoors is easy to let clothes, sheets, sheets, etc. be contaminated with willow wool.

6 Appropriate vitamin supplementation

People with sensitive physiques should supplement vitamin C and vitamin E appropriately, and eat more cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, and citrus in their daily diet.

7 Maintain peace of mind

Spring is easy to be bored and anxious, and it is easier to be irritable when "harassed" by the flying willows, so it is important to regulate your emotions.

8 Do not rub your eyes with your hands

If the willow is drilled into the eyes, do not use hot water to avoid damaging the cornea, and do not rub it with your hands, it is best to rinse with water to rinse the foreign body out.

9 Don't scratch the skin itchy

When scratching the skin, hard nails can scratch the skin, and germs can easily take advantage of the infiltration and cause skin infections. Light brine can always be prepared in the refrigerator, and a wet and clean towel with light saline water can be applied to the itchy area of the skin to relieve symptoms.

Dietary advice

The daily diet is mainly light, drink more water, eat more fruits, vegetables and other foods, eat less spicy and irritating foods, spicy and irritating foods are easy to cause vasodilation, skin redness and aggravation of willow allergies. Eat more fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamin C, such as chinese cabbage, tomatoes, carrots and so on. Asthma sufferers can drink ginger honey water to moisturize and relieve asthma.

At the same time, fire safety cannot be ignored

In order to effectively prevent and reduce fire accidents caused by willow silk, Hangzhou Fire Protection special reminder:

First, whether indoors or outdoors, be sure to take good care of the fire, do not throw cigarette butts, so as not to cause a fire.

Second, schools and parents should strengthen the education of children, strictly prohibit children from playing with fire, and not to light willows because they are fun.

Third, willow wool is extremely flammable, fast burning speed, dangerous, do not randomly ignite willow wool. After the willows land on the ground, they can be cleaned up in a timely manner by splashing with water and cleaning and burying, so as not to leave a fire hazard.

Fourth, the parking lot and the residential property department should clean the willow silk in the site in time to prevent the occurrence of fire, ignite the vehicle, and lead to the expansion of losses. Private car owners strengthen vehicle maintenance to prevent a large number of flying feathers from accumulating in the engine compartment of the car and causing fires.

5. If you find a fire, please call the fire alarm telephone 119 in time.

(Synthesized from Qianjiang Evening News, Dezhou News Network, Yanzhao Evening News, The Paper)