Basketball season is just getting started and so is allergy season. Just ask Anthony Dellavilla, who often enjoys an afternoon at Freedom Park in Charlotte, shooting hoops.

"My fall allergies are, this time in the spring and in the fall, are about the same. In the spring, it's usually the pollen, and in the fall, it's the mold and the ragweed, and the dust. I cough a lot,” said Dellavilla.

Dellavilla says this year has been one of the worst for his allergies. "We've been down here about 19, 20 years. I suffer each year, but this year, I seem to suffer the most, than like, any of the other years,” said Dellavilla.

Doctors say in the last few months, they have seen allergies get worse, and the ragweed and mold content are high.

"Both of those are really high right now. I think that part of the shifting air coming through from different parts of the country that are bothering people, like they hadn't been bothered before,” said Dr. Anna Claugus of Novant Health.

Doctors say over-the-counter medicines and prescribed ones can help.  You might also have to resist the urge to spend more time outside now that the temperature is falling.

"Avoiding being outside during this time of year, and opening your windows is just letting all those triggers to your allergies inside the house,” said Dr. Claugus.

After a long, hot Carolina summer, dellavilla is hoping to enjoy fall, but he's not quite ready for winter yet, saying,  "I don't really like the cold, but I just want to get rid of the allergies."