STOP SLEEPING WITH DUST MITES. WHY do people upon awakening in the morning, experience sneezing, or runny nose, or an itchy throat or are busy scratching themselves all over their bodies? For some people, it could be any one of above through the sleep, night after night. The surprising thing is that during the day, they do not experience any of these reactions. Why is it that all these allergic reactions are in the night or the morning hours upon awakening? Well, the culprit is actually something, that they or anyone else cannot see. There are millions of these something right in the mattress where these people lie at night. These invisible millions are the dust mites that exist in every home, and are impossible to avoid. If you are one of the above described types, you are an allergic to dust mites. You need to reduce the dust mite population in your mattress, bedroom, home, indoor air and even from within your car. What are these dust mites? Dust mites are very microscopic and are invisible to the eyes. These 8 legged spider like insects are very very small, live for up to 4 months and their female partners can lay 40 to 80 eggs. The dust mites survive on the dead skin cells that we shed in bed, and even pet dander. What we shed, provides the dust mites with ample food. We also provide them the warmth with our body heat and the moist environment with our sweat. Now, do you know why, they number in millions in our mattresses, pillows, comforters, stuffed toys, upholstered furniture and even the carpets. Are these dust mites any danger? Dust mites as themselves are no danger. They do not bite people and are not carriers of any diseases. But, they may incite asthma attacks in those with asthma. They can affect those who are allergic to the feces and their carcasses. People with no allergies, may develop an allergy due to the increasing levels of dust mites and their feces in our homes. With each dust mites 20 droppings per day, the millions of them is enough to cause havoc to an entire family. Aside from allergic reactions, dust mites can also cause nasal polyps, which are the balloon-like inflammations inside the nasal cavity brought about by inhaling dander, dust mite droppings, dust, and dirt. How can we detect dust mite allergy? The symptoms of dust mite allergies can be watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy nose or throat, cough, frequent awakening, continous skin scratching all over the body and the frequent upward nose rubbing. What can we do? There are various means of dust mite protection to ensure minimal dust mite exposure. Start of with simple preventive measures and target to reduce the dust mite population. Start to kill and to rid and reduce dust mites. One way is to heat up everything indoors. This is a healthier option than to use chemicals or pesticides. Exposure to chemicals can start other reactive issues. Reduce dust mites by washing stuffed toys, bed sheets and comforters frequently in hot water. Zipped mattress and pillow casings can help as well. Being dust proof could help. Also choose to keep humidity levels low in the home. Also vacuum and mop weekly. Can you start to reduce surface type materials that accumulate dust and allergens, like upholstered furniture, carpets, rugs, and curtains, especially in bedrooms. Set aside an hour with and for your family to watch a Rainbow home demonstration. In the comfort of your home, watch the RAINBOW clean your mattress and the homes interior including the air you breathe. RAINBOW is not certified by the American Home Appliances manufacturers (AHAM) as a certified air cleaner but also carries the Allergy & Asthma Foundations Asthma & Allergy Friendly seal? A Complimentary home demo awaits family request for Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Other states welcome. Call K Thiruselvam at 016-3712762
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:44:03 +0000
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