Do you know that house dust mites are one of the deadliest parasite, feedings on molds, fungi, dead mites, bacteria, pollen, almost anything organic and dead skin cells that you and your child shed naturally during bed time?
In actual fact, dust mites are so small (00.3 cm) that you need a microscope to see them. Over their life cycle, a dust mite can produce up to 200 times its own body weight in waste production. This is bad news for you because dust mites debris can trigger a range of health complaints such as coughing, breathing difficulties, itching nasal congestion and watery eyes to your child.
With the busy lifestyle that most of us have right now, it is getting more important to be healthier and away from work stress. What we need is just a good quality sleep at night so that we can protect our mental health and quality of life.
Why Mites Choose You As Their Host?
Mites need three things to survive: food, proper conditions of humidity and safety. All three are found in our homes. Their primary food source is shed skin cells from the human inhabitants and pets or feather-stuffed bedding and furniture. Skin shedding occurs in areas where humans spend the most time when at home, so these are a good reason why the highest concentration of mites found in stuffed furniture, carpeting, mattress and bedding.
The mattress makes an ideal breeding ground for dust mites because the mattress is warm, humid and collects a high amount of human dead skin flakes that are shed every night when we sleep. Besides dust mites and dust, the mattress also contains our body fluid residue, bacteria, and other microorganisms. A mattress is gaining weight at a rapid 10 percent per year.
Why this put your children are high risk?
Children are recognized as one of the most vulnerable groups to suffer from allergic rhinitis, asthma, eczema and other related allergic diseases such as the runny nose, itchy skin, congestion, sinus pressure, red eyes, scratchy throat, cough and trouble sleeping. Not only because they spend more time in bed asleep but because they are unable to identify allergy symptoms, nor can they understand the need for solutions.
Do Dust Mites bite?
Dust mite doesn’t bite you, but they place in an active digestive enzyme into its droppings. When these dropping together with their digestive enzymes meet your skin, then it will penetrate cells and continue breaking into your body and cause side effects. This action can result in immune responses and trigger symptoms such as asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and conjunctivitis. It also opens a pathway that allows bacteria to enter from the open wounds and case another disease!
Is there a way to get rid of house dust mites?
Not really, because house dust mites hide away from the light and burrow deep inside the mattress with its hocks and suckers on each of their legs. However, our vacuuming technique will significantly reduce the dust mites. We recommend to service your mattress every 4 – 6 moth.