The other thing is, I know your weather is pretty much the same as ours, a day or two later - the weed pollens here have been insane. Could be your allergic load is just so high right now, that you're reacting to things you can normally tolerate? I've been barely coping with the pollen, with way more treatment than I usually need. It might be a thing all over - and not just for humans, my sister's dog in Texas has the first hot spot he's ever gotten, and a friend of hers commented that her 8-year-old dog has his first hot spot too. I've read that as atmospheric CO2 goes up, so does pollen. Bleh. There's nothing more I can do here but wait for a frost (which I am NOT looking forward to for any other reason!)