British Medical Journal report suggests house dust mite control does not help asthma. The British Medical Journal has just published a statistical analysis of objective trials of house dust mite control and concluded that there was no evidence of benefit to patients with asthma attributed to house dust mites. Before embarking on a lot of expense and trouble you will surely want to know what this report has to say and whether it should be regarded as reliable. Our main house dust mite page has a link to a new page on this, and to the web versions of the original articles. Carpet-free bedrooms help.
Mattress covers help.
Anti-mite carpet shampoo does not. Dust from uncarpeted floors had about one tenth of the mite material concentration found in carpeted floors when enough dust could be vacuumed up for analysis. Beds with mattress covers yielded much lower mite material concentrations than uncovered mattresses. Such bedding covers are widely sold under a variety of brand names. We have previously considered them of unproven value, and these results show that they are effective and remain so for at least a year.