Preparing for the spring allergy season

Published February 19, 2019 9:04 AM CST

Are you sneezing? Do you have watery eyes? The spring allergy season can start as early as February.

If you have an itchy nose, throat and eyes, there is a way to tell if it is allergies or a cold.

"One good way to differentiate between the two is that you shouldn't have a fever. If you have a fever, it's not likely allergies," says Dr. Kenya Parks with UTHealth/UT Physicians-The Heights.

Dr. Parks shared tips for allergy suffers as they prepare for the spring allergy season.