If you are from Louisville or even the surrounding Kentuckiana area, you’re familiar with the phrase “Ohio Valley Crud.” Even if you were lucky enough to not have allergies in your youth, you probably have them now. It seems to be an inevitable circumstance that anyone living in this area comes to terms with at one point or another in life. Even our pets suffer.
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), Louisville doesn’t make the top 10 worst (or top least) affected cities in the United States. But if you live here, we’re guessing you’d beg to differ.
Scroll below to see which cities did make the Top 10 Worst Cities To Live In For Allergy Sufferers – and find comfort that someone out there must have it worse than us Kentuckians when it comes to the sniffles, itchy eyes, and sneezes!
AAFA studied data from the 100 most populated U.S. metropolitan areas
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