Allergic rhinitis is a common disease and the most
common of the allergic diseases. It affects about 40 million people in the
Whether you are affected by allergic rhinitis varies by age. Of
people who have allergic rhinitis:2
- 32% are age 17 and younger.
- 43% are
age 18 to 44.
- 17% are age 45 to 64.
- 8% are age 65 and
Most people who have allergic rhinitis have a parent, brother, or
sister who has allergic rhinitis,
asthma, or skin allergies. It is more likely a child
will have an allergy if both parents have an allergy or have the same type of