Mike Carruthers

Is it passed down?

Is it all environmental?

Some or both?

I don't know.

Is it safe to assume that the most common allergy is things in the air, pollen, whatever is in the air that makes people sneeze, and that's the most common?

And do allergies tend to go away?

You had said some of them do, but do most of them eventually disappear or most of them don't?

I want to get your, lastly, get your thoughts on, because I have what I assume are airborne allergies, and I get stuffy when in the spring and all that.

And I use a neti pot, which I discovered not all that long ago, and I find it amazing.

But what's your sense?

What's your take on nasal sprays like Flonase?

A lot of people say they really help.

What do you say?

I don't know anybody who's not affected by allergies.

They either have one or two or three, or they know someone or live with someone who does.

And it seems like there's a lot people don't understand, so I appreciate you clearing it up.

Dr. Zachary Rubin has been my guest.

He's a double board certified pediatrician and allergist immunologist in the Chicago area.

And he is author of the book called All About Allergies.

everything you need to know about asthma, food allergies, hay fever, and more.