| Dust allergies are caused by dust mites that live in | | | | itch. Usually this will occur when you are cleaning the |
| places that are warm, maybe humid and a presence | | | | house, particularly the carpet or the curtains. |
| of food for them to thrive and grow. These places | | | | Fortunately, you can control dust mites in your home |
| include carpets, pillows, blankets, curtains and | | | | in order to reduce any dust allergies around you. |
| mattresses just to mention a few. Therefore, it is | | | | You can kill dust mites that are present in your |
| possible that all households are infested with mites | | | | blankets if you leave them or hang them in direct |
| when proper care is neglected. The droppings from | | | | sunlight for at least four hours. These little creatures |
| dust mites contain substances that cause this allergy | | | | cannot survive in high heat and under dry conditions. |
| to occur in the first place and this reaction may | | | | Always store your clothes, especially anything woolen |
| continue to occur long after the mites have died. | | | | in dry places that are also well heated. You might as |
| When you are suffering from this type of allergy, | | | | well use the aspect of heat when trying to get rid of |
| you tend to sneeze, cough or sniff particularly when | | | | these mites from our homes. |
| you around a place that has a lot of dust. | | | | To help control or reduce the amount of dust |
| Unfortunately, no matter how many times you try to | | | | entering your bedroom, make use of cheesecloth by |
| vacuum your carpet a day, you can never get rid of | | | | covering all the air vents with it. |
| these mites completely. Take note that a dust allergy | | | | Benzyl benzoate is a type of acaracide that is used |
| does not necessarily mean that your house is unclean | | | | to kill these mites. Make use of it when you are |
| or not clean enough. A single spec of dust is home to | | | | vacuuming the house. These chemicals are effective |
| a thousand dust mites. | | | | when it comes to killing dust mites. |
| The symptoms of dust allergy are somewhat similar | | | | A sure way of reducing their numbers in your home |
| to those of hay fever. These may include, sneezing, | | | | is to leave them starve. This means, keeping any of |
| watery eyes, coughing and you may end up with a | | | | your pets from the bedroom and refraining from |
| runny nose. In extreme circumstances, you may | | | | eating in the bedroom as well. In addition, a shower |
| have trouble in breathing and your eyes may begin to | | | | before bedtime is ideal. |