11 million people visited the doctor because of allergic rhinitis in 2005.
I was one of the visitors yesterday. Back to the nasal steroids. SNORT. They rock. Also, in my bloodstream, zyrtec is better than claritin by about a 15% margin. Not a ton, but enough better to keep the eyes from itching and the nose just barely open at night.
I really can't complain. My health has been excellent for the last six years other than the puking-incessantly-when-pregnant bit. Hooray.