GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - If it seems like you've been miserable lately with sneezing and sniffling, welcome to allergy season.
Allergists say it's a little tougher this year because everything is blooming at once.
But if you think moving to Arizona will get rid of them -- think again. Here's why moving to a desert climate is a myth.
Even though they are at lower levels in the desert, grass and ragweed pollens are everywhere and you might discover you're allergic to something else in your new environment.
Here are a few more allergy myths:
MYTH: There's no pollen at the beach.
While beaches generally have lower pollen counts but beach grasses are everywhere and ragweed pollen has been found as far out as 400 miles out to sea.
MYTH: Mold allergies are only for indoors.
Super tiny mold spores can show up almost anywhere in soil, decayed leaves, and rotted wood. In fact, you are more likely to have an allergic reaction to mold in the summer.
MYTH: You will outgrow seasonal allergies.
Most won't outgrow them. In fact, a hospital out of Sweden tracked 82 people with hay fever and found 99 percent still had it as adult.
So, bring on the rain! It washes away pollen. The best time to go outside if you have allergies is after a heavy rain.
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