Arranging the bedroom and living room for allergy sufferers

In this essay, we will discuss some simple steps for removing dust mite allergens from your living room and bedroom.

You can’t see dust mites but they are there. They usually live on your mattress, blankets, pillows, bed - in short, any place you can think of. When you try going to sleep, they go to work spoiling your sleep and making your life a living nightmare.

This was the bad news. The good news is - there are some simple steps that will help you in drastically reducing the number of these dust mites from your bed and make your sleep a pleasant experience.

Let us start with your living room. The first step that you may take to reduce the number or allergens is to use smooth surface like hardwood for flooring. Carpets are a favorite breeding ground for dust mites. So, try to avoid using carpets. Use hard floors. They are easier to clean too.

If you are prone to pet allergies, you should try using leather furniture. Leather furniture is preferable over fabric in homes with allergy-sufferers. They carry lesser number of dust mites and are easier to clean. Also, you may try keeping a separate seat for the allergy sufferer on which pets are not allowed.

In your bedroom, you can try covering your bed with dust proof covers. These covers are tailor - made to go over your mattresses and pillows. They don’t come cheap but their usefulness far outweighs their cost. They can be purchased in any department store that sells bedding material.

You may also consider keeping sleeping area of allergy - sufferers pet - free zone. Animals should not be allowed to sleep on their beds or even enter their bedrooms.

You should vacuum your home regularly. Try using a vacuum that has a hepa filter which prevents the dust mites from going back into the air when it is emptied. A bag-less vacuum fitted with a hepa filter will go a long way in keeping your home allergen - free.

Steam is moisture at high temperature. Dust mites cannot survive in this kind of environment. So, steam – clean as many of your home - items as possible. Steam’s moisture will kill the dust mites and help in making your home allergy - free.

These procedures reduce the number of dust mite below severe symptoms for allergic people, but a little sneezing and coughing may still occur to people who are very sensitive to the allergens.