We
change or wash bed linens regularly.
But many people overlook the hygienic condition of their mattresses
and pillows.
Your mattress and pillows MIGHT look clean. BUT do you realise that you
might be sleeping with the enemy, millions of dust mites and
other harmful microscopic
organisms quietly crawling on your mattress and pillows?
Dust Mite Facts
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What are dust mites? Where do they thrive in?
Click to watch the informative video
below.
The combination of moisture, heat and
dead skin flakes produced by a sleeping person makes a mattress the
ideal breeding ground for dust mites and other allergens. Bacteria
infested flakes of dry skin (we all shed skin) that build up on the
mattress offer the dust mite a rich source of on going food,
enhancing their rate of reproduction.
Dust mites thrive in temperate and
humid climates such as coastal Australia. The typical dust mite produces 200
times its body weight in excrement during its normal life span.
Dust
mites can produce enough feces to double the weight of your
mattress and pillows! Dust mites'
excrement (Guanine) adheres to the fibers in the mattress/pillow fabric as
tiny mucous coated balls. Later, it decomposes into a fine
powder-like dust.
It is a scientific fact that exposure
to the allergen guanine found in dust mite excrement is directly
responsible for allergies and the resultant problems such as asthma;
bronchitis; eczema; inflammation of the mucous membranes; red itchy
or watery eyes; sneezing; cough; Nasal congestion; headaches; depression; fatigue;
poor sleep and a whole host of other allergic reactions. It's their
bathroom habits that make us itch and wheeze. Many people develop
severe allergies to dust mite droppings.
We spend
approximately one-third of our lives in bed, moving around
frequently. When we move on the mattress and pillows they act like a
bellows and puff up particles containing the microscopic dust mite
faecal pellets, which contain allergens, to be suspended in the air,
then inhaled, eventually triggering respiratory and
dermatological problems.
According to the National Asthma Council of Australia, asthma and allergic
diseases have increased dramatically over recent years. Australia has the second
highest prevalence of asthma in the world; 1 in 4 children, 1 in 7 teenagers and
1 in 10 adults. Around 4 in 10 Australians have some type of allergic disease. If you are suffering any symptoms of asthma and/or
other
types of allergies, you are
most likely reacting to dust mite excrement. Even though you don't have any
asthmatic or other allergic symptoms at the moment, it does not mean
that you are immune from indoor contaminants and allergens. As
contaminants and allergens can accumulate in our body, over time, there is still a
high chance that prolonged exposure to
dust mites' excrement can cause allergies, inflammation of the
mucous membrane, upper respiratory problems, asthmatic conditions,
and flu-like symptoms to develop and begin at a
later time.
Besides dust mites, mattresses and
pillows are also
a possible home to many other harmful organisms, such as bedbugs, bacteria and
viruses, fungal spores, mould, as well as contaminated sediments
such as dust, salt from
perspiration, bodily fluids
and pet hair allergens. All these contaminants can jeopardize our health conditions and contribute to the
development of potential health problems.
They are a resilient bunch and deeply
embedded in your mattress and pillows. You can't simply vacuum them away! It takes Hygienitech's
germicidal and scientifically provenmattress cleaning and sanitising process
to destroy and remove them.
Are you sleeping with these enemies? Don’t put your and your family’s health
at risk!
