Allergic reactions are a common problem seen in many people. Many people suffer from health problems like cough and runny nose all round the year. This is mainly caused due to dust allergy. Dust mites are present in all homes and sometimes excess dust or cleaning of this dust might lead to allergic reactions in your body. Dust allergy can lead to many health conditions and most of the time you won’t realize the cause.
Symptoms of Dust Allergy
The symptoms of dust allergy are similar to those of hay fever. You will have a runny nose, itchy and watery eyes, and will sneeze repeatedly. These symptoms may intensify while you are cleaning the house, especially when changing the bed or vacuuming. In more serious cases those affected will have asthma-like symptoms with wheezing and labored breathing.
Dust Allergy Treatment
Make sure you are washing your sheets and pillow cases in hot water. You will want to wash them and your pillow every 2 weeks to keep things under control. If you end up buying the dust mite cover for the pillow (it goes under the pillowcase) the pillow should only need to be washed once a year. The covers are also effective against bed bugs; apparently those are becoming a growing problem these days. Replacing down pillows with synthetic filled pillows is also suggested.
Indoor Humidity is a huge factor. The mites thrive in high humidity environments (which is why they love a bed occupied with a warm body). It’s a good idea to reduce the humidity through de-humidifiers. Also running air conditioning does help.
It goes without saying but, frequent cleaning and vacuuming of rooms in high dust areas is also a very good idea. If you really need extreme help, then removing any carpeting and replacing with hardwood floors will also improve things as it is much easier and more efficient to clean.
Another thing is Air Purifiers. These are great not only for dust mites but other airborne allergens and unwanted particles. For this type of situation a HEPA air filter is recommended over one that uses ozone. The more powerful purifiers can take out 99.97% of airborne allergens down to.001 microns.
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