Not just because it contains pollen, mold spores and animal dander, which all can cause allergic reactions, but mostly because of the allergy-causing particles created by microscopic dust mites. While most allergy-prone people will have allergic reactions to dust mite particles, an asthmatic person can have far more severe reactions, including wheezing and difficulty breathing. Dust mites can be found in all households. While they thrive in summer, mites find warm places to survive in the winter. Sometimes, we even help, as when we use a humidifier to relieve dry, winter heat and instead create a warm, moist environment where dust mites can flourish.
Mites feed on shed human skin, and the bedroom is most often where they make their home.
They usually live in mattresses, bed pillows and other stuffed bedding items like comforters, which provide the best conditions of warmth and humidity. Putting Your Allergies to Sleep Since dust mites make the bedroom their home, your best defense is to make the bedroom as free of allergens as possible. Studies confirm that minimizing dust mite allergen exposure in the bedroom reduces allergic symptoms and the need for medication. Doctors and allergists agree that the most important thing you can do is put a barrier between you and the dust mites. Pillow and Mattress Encasings provide soft, breathable, comfortable bedding products which provide effective protection against dust and dust mites.