How Texans can alleviate cedar fever symptoms

AUSTIN (KXAN) — 'Tis the season to be sneezing.

Cedar allergies — or, infamously, "cedar fever" — involve reactions to the pollen of the mountain cedar tree, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. In Texas, the predominant species of mountain cedar is the Ashe juniper, per the Forest Service.

While the season typically runs from December to February, some seasonal cycles begin as early as late fall and run into March.

This year, the dreaded pollen got an early start...