Dust mites

The results of numerous statistics constantly show that it is these microscopic creatures that cause allergies in many people. They live next to us in soft furniture, pillows, carpets or mattresses, they even settle in books. Home dust mites devour dead cells and various decomposition products, their dead brethren and already dead cells of our human. Most of the microorganisms are completely harmless creatures, and are not dangerous to the average person. Their trillions and they peacefully exist next to us, if the immunity is all right. But dust mites refer to saprophagous, which already can threaten us with something.

What are the danger of house dust mites?

Favorite food for them are small scales of our skin, which each of us loses up to one and a half grams per day. The teeth of these small creatures simply do not exist, and therefore the dust mite does not leave bites on our body. But in their excrement there are some substances that are the strongest allergens. These are enzymes by which these microorganisms break down the cells of our skin. The shell of their chitinous cover is also capable of irritating our lungs. They settle in huge colonies from 100 pieces to 10,000 only one gram of dust. And the peak period, when there are a lot of them, falls at the end of summer and the first autumn months. A hundred individuals per gram of dust is still an acceptable number. But already a concentration exceeding 500 thousand mites can cause seizures in a person suffering from allergies .

Dust mites can cause all three existing types of allergies, which can lead to rhinitis, asthma, respiratory allergies, atypical dermatitis, conjunctivitis , edema, intestinal acariasis. Now you see that joking with this is not particularly worth it, because all listed diseases are quite dangerous.

Dust mites - how to get rid of them?

First of all, it is necessary to make sure that these little creatures cease to feel comfortable in our apartment. The fight against dust mites consists of a set of activities that are definitely worth spending in your home:

  1. Upholstered furniture with a fabric covering attracts such ticks, it is better to cut it and give preference to the objects with upholstery made of leather or imitation leather.
  2. Carpets with high pile - the best place to accumulate dust, this situation will have to be abandoned.
  3. Try not to buy soft toys.
  4. Bedding choose from synthetics, and get rid of old feather or feather pillows and blankets, do not forget to periodically arrange them a hot wash.
  5. The floor and plinth can be treated with a solution of salt (up to 10 tablespoons per 10 liters of water).
  6. Books can also inhabit dust mites. It is worth wiping them with a damp napkin, and rinsing the dishes in your sideboard with steep boiling water.
  7. New vacuum cleaners with aquafilter will help you to clean dust from all hard-to-reach places.
  8. Modern air conditioners and air purifiers can catch even microscopic particles of dirt.
  9. You can call specialists who will conduct professional cleaning of the surface of your furniture with the help of hot steam. This method is able without any harmful chemistry to save the apartment from ticks and their remnants, from mold and various microbes.
  10. There are chemicals from dust mites - arkaratsidy. Additives with these drugs are used for washing, they are also available in a variety of aerosols and detergents.

Only regular room treatments and preventative measures can really help you in such a difficult task as dealing with dust mites.