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9 Allergy Myths Debunked
9 Allergy Myths Debunked Ragweeding
Through the
Top9 Allergy
Myths
Allergy season
is at its worst
in 10 years,
meaning lots of itchy eyes, runny noses and
wheezing lungs for the 93 million U.S.
allergy sufferers out there.
"We are seeing a mini-crisis in New York
City, among other U.S. cities, due to heavy
winter and early spring precipitation that
has caused more early, and sustained tree
and grass pollens in many areas," said Dr.
Clifford Bassett, clinical assistant professor
of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine
and medical director of Allergy and Asthma
Care of New York. "Secondary, we have
seen a steady rise in pollen levels in many
areas."
But with all the information available on
seasonal allergies, many people are still
confused by the myths and facts about
allergy suffering and relief.
"Patients frequently blame the cause of
their allergy symptoms on the wrong
thing," said Dr. Stanley Fineman, clinical
assistant professor in the division of allergy
at Emory University School of Medicine in
Atlanta. "It is important for patients
suffering from allergies to find out exactly
what is triggering their symptoms."
So, here are nine common allergy myths
that are often confused as facts.
1. Myth: Only take medication when
showing symptoms of an allergy attack.
Experts say most allergy medications work
best if they are already in the person's
system or immediately after exposure,
even if the person has shown no allergic
symptoms.
"For patients with asthma and allergic
rhinitis, allergic inflammation in the airways
can be present even if the person can't feel
it," said Dr. James Li, chair of the allergy
division at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
"It's there smoldering. But it's clear that,
for patients with asthma, daily treatment
can reduce the risk of asthma attacks."
Even though a person might suffer from low
levels of symptoms, as the season
progresses, Li said, a person can
experience complete obstruction of the
nasal passage if it goes untreated.
"By that time, it's almost too late to take a
medication," he said.
2. Myth: If you use one brand of allergy
medication, you build a tolerance and it
will stop working.
"This one comes up all the time," Li said.
"If someone has significant allergies, they
may take a medication and it seems to be
helping, but then the person develops more
allergy trouble and they conclude that they
developed a tolerance to the medication."
Li said allergic reactions wax and wane with
time. When symptoms are mild, many
people believe their allergy medication is
stronger and works better.
"Allergy symptoms progress, not because a
person has built tolerance to the
medication, but their allergies have gotten
worse or exposure to the allergen has
increased," Li said.
3. Myth: Allergy shots only work in
children.
Experts say allergy shots, or
immunotherapy, have nothing to do with
age and can offer relief at any time. The
shots contain just enough of an allergen to
stimulate the immune system, but not
enough to cause an allergic reaction.
With each session, doctors increase the
amount of allergen in the shot. The idea is
for a person to build up a tolerance to the
specific allergen over time.
Allergy Myths Debunked
"Although symptomatic medications may
help some patients with seasonal allergies,
allergen immunotherapy or allergy shots
are the only treatment that changes an
allergic patient's immune sensitivity to the
triggering allergen," Emory's Fineman said.
"Allergen immunotherapy can help patients
build a tolerance to the allergens and
provide long-term relief, even after the
injections are discontinued."
4. Myth: Flowers are a leading allergy
irritant.
Stop blaming the flowers. They're pretty to
look at and, experts say, it's probably not
your flowerbed that is causing your runny
nose and itchy eyes.
Allergies are primarily caused by wind-
pollinated plants; flowers are generally
reproduced by insects. Flower pollen is
much larger than pollen that comes from
trees. Tree pollen can be spread through
the air, which can then be breathed in by
humans and cause those miserable
reactions.
"This notion comes up because flowers
have pollen that is highly visible," said Li.
"But that pollen does not become airborne
and there are not high concentrations of it
in the air, like the pollens from trees,
grasses and ragweed."
5. Myth: Eat the local honey and you
won't get seasonal allergies.
The idea makes sense. Honey is made by
bees. Bees are carriers of pollen, so bits of
pollen may get into the honey. Eat the local
honey and you may build up a tolerance to
those allergens, as a whole. But experts say
this is wishful thinking.
"Honeybees pollinate larger flowers," said
Dr. Michael Daines, an allergist and
immunologist at the University of Arizona
School of Medicine in Tucson. "These
flowers produce large sticky grains of
pollen that adhere to the bee. Large sticky
grains of pollen don't get in the air we
breathe, so they don't cause allergies. So
even if local honey had enough pollen in it
to desensitize your allergies, it would be
the wrong kind of pollen."
"Most importantly, this has been studied in
clinical trials that show that there is no
effect of unpasteurized locally made honey
on allergies," Daines added.
6. Myth: If you didn't have allergies as a
child, you're in the clear as an adult.
Sorry folks, but even if you've lived an
allergy-free life so far, it is indeed possible
for you to develop allergic reactions in
adulthood.
9 Allergy Myths Debunked
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